2024 belongs to an offbeat pairing — uranium and gold
As demand for EV and base metals is expected to slow along with global growth in 2024, two very different metals are likely to stand out from the commodity pack:…
Editorial
2023’s key theme? Narrowed access to resources — whether mineral or cash
It’s December — time for our year in review. This year was notable for takeovers. Newmont paid US$21.2 billion for copper-rich gold miner Newcrest Mining; Glencore negotiated a US$8.9-billion deal…
IAA slapdown gives feds a chance to live up to rhetoric on critical minerals
“Accelerating activity in the critical minerals space is essential to meeting global clean energy needs and to building a prosperous economy that will thrive in our net-zero future. Simply put,…
Presenting a refreshed version of TNM Classic
I’m very proud to present our first issue as a monthly publication. We have several new sections and features that I’d like to draw your attention to. First, our new…
TNM opens new chapter with rebirth as a monthly
After more than seven and a half years on a biweekly printing schedule, The Northern Miner’s print and digital editions will be moving to a monthly schedule as of October….
Mexico’s disruptive shift on mining creates far-reaching concerns
Mexico’s mining industry faces a potential crisis after a new law this year radically changes how projects can be registered, approved and developed. Veteran Latin America investor Ross Beaty calls…
What’s driving gold miners’ copper craze?
Gold miners have never been more bullish. But not on gold — on copper. The red metal is one of the driving forces behind Newmont’s takeover of copper-rich fellow gold…
Investors feast on Apple while juniors wait for their turn at the buffet
While tech giant Apple scaled new heights to reach over US$194 per share in late June, putting its market cap at an astonishing US$3 trillion, investors are finding junior miners…
How miners are dealing with Canada’s extreme wildfire season
It seems that few parts of Canada will be spared from the unusually disruptive and destructive wildfire season now well under way. The blazes started in B.C. and Alberta in…
New Alternative Minimum Tax measures a death knell to junior finance
The recently announced changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) calculation effective in 2024 have sent shockwaves through the finance industry, raising concerns about their impact on junior finance and…
Investors flock to safety on rising risk around the globe
Prospective geology, reasonable costs, workable permitting and regulation regimes, and political stability rarely go together in a mining jurisdiction. That’s what makes mining such a high-risk, high-stakes business. Early entry…
Work to sideline Russia on nuclear fuel puts Cameco at centre stage
Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel first joined the company’s executive team in 2007 – the year that the uranium price peaked at a high of US$136 per lb., rising from less…