Ottawa finally matches $1B Ring of Fire funds
Ottawa has pledged up to $1 billion (US$712 million) to help build roads into Ontario’s Ring of Fire, backing a long-delayed route to undeveloped critical mineral deposits. The three-year commitment,…
Copper
Spain: Pan Global eyes copper riches in ancient belt
Pan Global Resources (TSXV: PGZ; US-OTC: PGZFF), led by former Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) exploration director Tim Moody, sees neighbouring plants as a potential route to copper production…
Mining Forum video: Majors are waking up to discoveries, fund manager says
Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop is targeting new discoveries and mines nearing production to capture gains from a commodities rally he says could last for decades. The Netherlands-based fund,…
Hudbay, Mitsubishi OK $2.1B Copper World project
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) and Japan’s Mitsubishi have approved construction of the $2.1-billion (C$2.9 billion) Copper World project in southern Arizona despite a 59% surge in construction costs. Scope…
Seville MMH: Spain’s next mines hinge on funding
Financing Spain’s next mines depends on giving investors credible development schedules, yet uncertain approvals make it difficult to plan major spending, developers told the Mining and Minerals Hall conference. The…
Spain hunts hidden metals with €197M plan
Spain aims to begin airborne mineral surveys covering 100,000 sq. km within weeks, while explorers press for clearer spending plans and access to the results of a national effort to…
Magna targets late-2027 ore sales at Crean Hill
Magna Mining (TSX: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) on Tuesday approved construction to start next year at its past-producing Crean Hill project in Ontario, advancing plans to become a three-mine producer in…
Summit video: Kodiak tests how much bigger MPD resource can get
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) is targeting a larger resource at its MPD copper-gold project in southern B.C. by March, CEO Claudia Tornquist says. Recent drilling at the Ketchan…
Seville panel: Europe must match US mining support
Europe needs to match its critical minerals ambitions with purchase guarantees, public investment and stable policies if it wants companies to build mines and processing plants, speakers told the sixth…
Sponsored video: Atex eyes Valeriano starter mine
Atex Resources President & CEO Chris Beer in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Atex Resources and produced…
Copper-hungry US buyers circle Ivanhoe Electric mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) is in advanced negotiations to sell copper from its $1.4-billion Santa Cruz project in Arizona as surging demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure and power grids…
Brazil survey plan could give big miners first claims
Brazil’s geological survey is considering giving companies that help pay for airborne surveys temporary exclusive access to the results, raising concerns that large funders could secure promising exploration ground before…