Exploration drilling remains the foundation of every new mine development, but the operating environment is becoming more demanding. Programs are moving deeper, labour shortages persist and safety expectations – particularly around live work and manual rod handling – are intensifying…
Developers in Canada, Africa and Australia are advancing a new wave of graphite projects aimed at supplying the battery sector even as prices and long development timelines test the economics…
Exploration is the lifeblood of the world’s metal supply but economic deposits are becoming harder to find and sometimes even harder to exploit. Here’s a look at four companies determined to find the mines we need…
Brazilian iron ore giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is targeting a doubling of copper output over the next decade as part of a plan to expand its footprint in three main…
This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s first day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Today’s guests include Abdulrahman Al Belushi, Saudi…
The uranium market is heading into shorter, sharper price cycles as trade restrictions reshape nuclear-fuel supply chains and power demand from artificial intelligence tightens electricity markets, according to TradeTech, a…
Getchell Gold (CSE: GTCH; US-OTC: GGLDF) says it’s pressing ahead with plans to release an updated resource within weeks on its Fondaway Canyon gold project in Nevada after a third…
Ottawa is trying to take some sting out of Canada’s crackdown on greenwashing – overstating or misrepresenting environmental performance — but mining executives say companies already treat climate claims like…
For Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) chief operating officer Jeff Hussey, life has a way of repeating itself. Three decades ago, Hussey was hired by Toronto-based mining giant Noranda to work as a…
Canada has channelled just 11% of its mining capital into critical minerals over the past 25 years, leaving the country behind global peers as demand for strategic resources accelerates, a…
Ontario Mines and Energy Minister Stephen Lecce is promising to announce more support for the industry at its biggest convention this month after recent permit acceleration and infrastructure spending. The…
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 after a run that saw prices hit a record more than 50 times. By end of the year, bullion was up by around 65%,…
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