US-Tanzania push aids Lifezone’s Kabanga nickel build
Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) says its $942 million (C$1.3 billion) Kabanga nickel project in northwest Tanzania is on track for a 2026 investment decision as Washington and Dodoma deepen talks…
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U.S. mining revival gradual not explosive: industry group
Policy reform, security risks and workforce gaps will shape whether US mining momentum turns into lasting global strength in 2026.
JV article: Novo targets standalone million-oz deposits as greenfield programs progress
Novo Resources (ASX, TSX: NVO) is sharpening its focus on large-scale gold and copper discoveries across Australia, targeting standalone deposits with million-ounce potential. Backed by A$10 million (C$9.2 million)…
Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
Copper price hits record on U.S. growth hopes, China
Copper hit a record high Friday before easing amid expectations of faster U.S. economic growth and continued economic support from the Chinese authorities. Three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange…
London JV Video: Latin America is both risk frontier and growth engine, panel argues
Latin America is both a risk frontier and a growth engine, mining leaders told an International Metals Symposium panel last week, pointing to a centrist drift in Argentina and Mexico…
Copper M&A: SolGold weighs higher $1.1B Jiangxi bid
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has opened the door to a takeover from China’s Jiangxi Copper (JCC), which returned with a higher all-cash proposal valuing the company at about £842…
BMC Minerals debuts on ASX in A$100M IPO
BMC Minerals (ASX: BMC), the Canadian subsidiary of UK-based BMC, debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday following an A$100-million (US$67-million) initial public offering to help fund its Yukon…
American Eagle drilling boosts NAK copper-gold project
Canadian explorer American Eagle Gold (TSX-V: AE; US-OTC: AMEGF) says new drilling at its polymetallic NAK project in British Columbia has markedly expanded a previous discovery zone. The stock rose….
Heliostar hikes value, cost for gold-silver Cerro del Gallo
An updated prefeasibility study for Heliostar Metals’ (TSXV: HSTR; US-OTC: HSTXF) Cerro del Gallo gold-silver project in central Mexico more than doubles the project’s value while also raising costs compared…
London Symposium Video: Franco-Nevada’s Lassonde wins lifetime achievement award
Canada’s Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde won The Northern Miner’s Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering the modern royalty model and helping reshape mine finance. Accepting the honour in…
Chile’s weekend runoff puts copper future at stake
On Dec. 14, Chileans go to the polls to elect a new president who will govern until 2030 and shape the country’s most important economic engine: mining. Voters face a…