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…
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YMP’s Peter Munk Award: Royalties are elemental, company founder Bell says
It was after the market hollowed out two of his mining startups that Fred Bell landed on royalty financing as the idea for a firm now valued at $1.76 billion and listed on Nasdaq. First the 2011 Fukushima…
Politics replaces prices as mining’s main driver: survey
Geopolitical events steered the world’s attention on the mining sector in 2025, highlighting the persistent supply chain risks that the industry has overlooked for years. In 2026, all eyes are…
Goldman boosts year-end gold price forecast to $5,400
Goldman Sachs has lifted its year-end forecast for gold to $5,400 (C$7,542) per oz. to reflect the yellow metal’s growing appeal among private-sector investors. In a note published Wednesday, the…
Founders’ Lower Antino emerges as strong gold target
Drilling at Founders Metals’ (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Antino project in southeast Suriname confirms the Lower Antino target is forming as a significant gold prospect to complement the main Upper Antino…
Liberty Gold says Idaho project gets FAST-41 nod
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) said its past-producing Black Pine gold project in southeastern Idaho has joined the FAST-41 federal government program to quicken permitting. The stock surged. Black…
Thesis Gold’s Steve assays may expand resource in BC
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) shares surged to an almost four-year high after drilling in the Steve zone showed potential resource growth at its Lawyers-Ranch project in British Columbia….
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…
Centerra Gold PEA values Kemess project at $1.1B
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) shares soared to a historic high Tuesday after a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) valued the company’s Kemess copper-gold project in British Columbia at $1.1…
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…
Treasure Hunt Video: Ontario sisters win $37,000 in Argentia hunt
Ontario sisters Stefanie St. Denis and Jennifer Crichton cracked the Argentia clues to claim the $37,000 gold bonus in The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt. The long-time subscribers and…
Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining: WoodMac
Geopolitical shifts, a rewired energy transition and disciplined capital allocation will define the global metals and mining sector in 2026, according to Wood Mackenzie. “2026 will be a year of…