Idaho bets on schools, speedy approvals to renew mining
BOISE, Idaho – Access to local skilled labour is now the choke point to building new mines, Idaho’s mining leaders told the Idaho Mining Conference this week in Boise. The…
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Aldebaran’s Altar copper project may generate $11B
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina establishes “robust” economics and sets the stage for new studies in…
Agnico’s $130M Avenir to probe beyond gold
Canada’s Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE:AEM) has launched a new subsidiary, Avenir Minerals, to manage and advance nearly $80 million in early-stage critical minerals investments. The Toronto-based gold miner plans…
Collective extends Apollo gold system in Colombia
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) has expanded the footprint of its Apollo system at the Guayabales gold project in Colombia and plans to accelerate exploration with as much…
Mine explosion in Australia kills two
Two workers were killed and another injured in an explosion on Tuesday at a mine in Australia being readied for reopening, the local industry’s first fatal blast in a decade….
Osisko says Gaspé assays expand copper deposit
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) said new drilling at its flagship Gaspé project in eastern Quebec yielded multiple occurrences of copper in the deposit’s core. Hole 30-1119 cut 46…
Gold price to test $5,000 in 2026: analysts
Despite the recent slump in prices, analysts remain bullish on gold heading into next year, with many forecasting the yellow metal to reach the pivotal $5,000 per oz. level. Metals…
AbraSilver logs new high-grade gold hits at Diablillos
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) said new drill results at its flagship Diablillos project in northwestern Argentina have expanded the high-grade gold zone east of the Oculto deposit. “Numerous”…
Update lifts Banyan’s contained gold to 8.1M oz
A resource update for Banyan Gold’s (TSX-V: BYN; US-OTC: BYAGF) Hyland project in southeast Yukon helps the company maintain its third place ranking among the largest projects in the territory…
The Northern Miner Treasure Hunt: Cobalt – the silver rush that transformed the Ontario bush
🎥 Watch the video: [English] | [French]🗞 Read the full article in French Standing atop Nipissing Hill Lookout, the history of the surrounding town of Cobalt, Ont. is in…
Peru OKs Southern Copper’s $1.8B Tía María
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) has secured a long-awaited licence for its $1.8-billion Tía María copper project in Peru, marking a major step forward after years of social unrest and…
New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…