Kristi Noem joins B.C copper junior as advisor
Kristi Noem, the former U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security, is entering the mining space as an advisor to a British Columbia-based junior. NovaRed Mining (CSE: NRED), which holds two early-stage…
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Rio Tinto’s giant copper mine blocked: protesters halt Oyu Tolgoi exports
Protesters blocked copper concentrate exports from Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) Oyu Tolgoi mine on Wednesday, disrupting shipments from one of the world’s most important copper projects and renewing…
Canada offers Italy priority access to critical minerals
Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered Italy priority access to Canada’s critical mineral reserves as the two countries expanded cooperation on supply chains, defence and energy during talks at the…
The metals AI data centres need most aren’t inside them
The power grid, not the server room, is where the global data centre boom is driving metals demand, according to Wood Mackenzie. Grid reinforcement, transmission networks and on-site power systems…
Poland bets on copper boom as Lumina eyes new mines
Poland could more than double its copper production through planned mines by Canada’s Lumina Metals (TSX: LMCU), bolstering the country’s ambitions to become a leading supplier of a metal critical…
Berg value jumps, output expands in Surge Copper study, but costs rise
A prefeasibility study for Surge Copper’s (TSXV: SURG) Berg project in central British Columbia more than doubles the net present value (NPV) to C$4.6 billion while also doubling the initial…
AbraSilver’s copper-gold results suggest district scale potential at La Coipita
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) has drilled its best hole yet at La Coipita in Argentina, honing a Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK)-funded copper growth story beside…
Rinehart’s $1B SpaceX bet targets mining beyond Earth
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sees potential ties between its critical minerals portfolio and Elon Musk’s space venture as demand grows.
Sponsored: FireFly eyes quick Green Bay restart
FireFly Metals CEO Darren Cooke in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT…
Canada risks losing critical minerals infrastructure race, PwC warns
Canada risks losing its competitive edge in critical minerals, energy and other strategic sectors unless it accelerates infrastructure investment and project approvals, according to a new PwC Canada report. Canada…
Glencore to resume emissions work at Quebec smelter
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s resuming work on emissions-reduction projects at its Horne Smelter in Quebec after the provincial government passed a new law giving the company more time to…
Conflict coltan from Congo linked to Sony, Microsoft, Nvidia supply chains
Coltan smuggled from mines controlled by the M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has entered supply chains serving major technology and automotive companies, exposing weaknesses in industry…