Treasure Hunt Video: MPP hails coin sleuths in Cobalt
Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament John Vanthof rallied for mining at the legislature after one of The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt prizes was found near Cobalt, close to…
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YMP funds $250,000 to mining students
Andrea Ferriss is studying for a BSc (Hons) Geology at the University of Alberta to champion sustainable resource development as a priority for the industry. “I’ve chosen a career in…
Podcast: AME BC’s Todd Stone on mining policy, Roundup preview
This week’s episode features Todd Stone, president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on mining policy in Canada. Stone explains why access…
DRC pitches copper, cobalt and more to US
The Democratic Republic of Congo has handed the United States a vetted list of mining and processing projects open to American investment, signalling Washington’s most concrete move yet to chip…
Sibanye’s Keliber lithium plant due within weeks
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) says it’s on track to complete construction and cold commissioning of its Keliber lithium project in Finland this quarter. The €783-million (C$1.23-billion) capital cost Keliber…
Federal bank has billions to back mining projects
The Canadian Infrastructure Bank, a government lender with $18 billion supporting development across Canada, is pivoting from base metals and gold to critical minerals with financing for Torngat Metals’ Strange…
Latin America grabs most M&A: McKinsey
Global mining mergers and acquisitions hit about $30 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, with 74% of deal value flowing to Latin America as investors retreat from higher-risk…
Trump opts for trade talks over mineral tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump is choosing trade talks with price floors rather than imposing new tariffs on critical mineral imports after a government probe found the lack of supplies affects…
Northern Graphite to build $200M Saudi plant
Northern Graphite (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) agreed with family-controlled Saudi Arabian conglomerate Al Obeikan Group for Investment to jointly build and run a battery material plant in the kingdom after the Canadian…
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile
Australia plans to buy and stockpile key minerals from domestic producers to strengthen defence and technology supply chains and reduce reliance on China. The government will initially target rare-earth elements,…
Glencore holds merger talks with Rio
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and commodities trading giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) are holding preliminary talks about combining some or all of their businesses in a deal that could…
US focus on Greenland grab misguided: analysts
United States officials are misguided if they think gaining control of Greenland will give them access to a wealth of resources capable of shrinking overnight the country’s critical minerals reliance…