Ares restarts US fluorspar output after Pentagon deal
Ares Strategic Mining (CSE: ARS; US-OTC: ARSMF) said it has restarted the Lost Sheep fluorspar mine in Utah after landing a major U.S. government contract to supply the obscure mineral…
Battery metals
Saudi plant is ‘wake-up call’ for Quebec, France: Northern Graphite CEO
Northern Graphite’s (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) decision to build a $200-million (C$144-million) battery material plant in Saudi Arabia should serve as a warning for governments in Canada and France, where the miner has been mulling similar…
Canada defers spot in US critical minerals pact: Globe
Canada won’t immediately take part in a United States plan to assemble allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told the Globe and…
‘Morale is sky high,’ Friedland tells Trump
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) founder and co-executive chairman Robert Friedland relayed the mining industry’s support for how U.S. President Donald Trump has funded projects, quickened permits and now…
Editorial: Gold loves chaos. Mines don’t.
In this editorial for the February edition of The Northern Miner, we take a look at how the first month of the new year has seemed crazier than most. Precious…
Trump’s $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a strategic stockpile of critical minerals on Monday backed by $12 billion to protect manufacturers from supply disruptions as the country accelerates efforts to reduce…
Near 400 feared dead in DRC mine collapse
Up to 400 people are feared dead after heavy rains triggered landslides at an informal mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the deadliest recent accidents in…
Mining industry rates Chile’s critical mineral plan
Industry responses to Chile’s new National Critical Minerals Strategy ranged from supportive to sceptical as officials shift the country’s traditional reliance on copper towards a broader mix of resources aligned with…
VRIC: Refining, not mining, is West’s security bottleneck
National security is reshaping Western mineral policy, speakers told the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on Sunday – and the critical-minerals choke point is no longer in the ground, it’s in…
BC adds cash to boost falling minerals claims
British Columbia has committed an additional $3 million to bolster mineral claims after reporting the amount of new staking fell 29% last year. Under the initiative, which was announced on…
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…
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…