Rio Tinto, Glencore in M&A talks: Bloomberg
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and Glencore (LSE GLEN) have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. The Australian mining giant and…
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Biden signs order to power-up AI infrastructure
U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order Tuesday to support the development of the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and meet the enormous energy requirements from AI data centres in…
Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO
BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output. “There is no getting…
YMP Scholarship: Mining industry must narrow talent gap by spotlighting roles in green transition
The following essay was chosen as the winner of The Northern Miner’s 2024 Young Mining Professionals Scholarship. Mining is perhaps more crucial today than at any other point in human…
London Symposium Video: New unified global sustainability standard to roll out by 2026, panel hears
Global mining groups aim to launch a single sustainability standard by early 2026 to simplify reporting and address industry challenges, an event in London heard this month. The International Council…
Foran conditionally approved for $20M gov’t funding for McIlvenna Bay infrastructure
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) has conditional Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (NRCan) approval for up to $20 million in support of clean energy infrastructure at its McIlvenna Bay…
Peru gives Silver Mountain OK to restart Reliquias mine
Silver Mountain Resources (TSXV: AGMR; US-OTC: AGMRF) has been given the green light to begin operations at the Reliquias mine and the Caudalosa plant in Peru after the project was…
Sierra Metals shares jump on takeover offer from Peruvian firm
Alpayana SAC, a private Peruvian mining company, said Friday it would bypass Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT) board and make a direct, all-cash offer of 85¢ per share to shareholders. The…
London Symposium Video: Quebec mining investment on the rise thanks to government support, panel hears
Quebec attracts substantial mining investment thanks to strong government support, a well-developed critical minerals strategy and innovative technologies, an industry panel heard this month in London. That enables companies like…
Bunker Hill delays restart of historic silver mine in Idaho after costs swell
The proposed restart of the iconic Bunker Hill silver-lead-zinc mine in Idaho has been delayed until at least the second quarter of 2025 after its developer, Bunker Hill Mining (TSXV:…
Americans fund Fireweed’s NWT tungsten project
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) on Friday secured millions in U.S. and Canadian critical minerals project funding. The U.S. Department of Defense invested about US$15.8 million (about $22.5 million)…
Fireweed’s strong zinc hits at Boundary zone close out 2024 drilling in Yukon
The last holes of Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) drill program this year at its Macpass project in eastern Yukon have returned high-grade results that point to the exploration…