Southern Copper eyes 2027 start for $1.8B Tía María
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) is pushing forward with its long-delayed Tía María copper mine in Peru, aiming to start production in 2027. The company, a subsidiary of mining giant…
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US Gold improves economics at CK project in Wyoming
US Gold (NASDAQ: USAU) has improved the economics of its CK gold project in Wyoming with an updated pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the existing one from 2021, incorporating work completed during permitting…
Podcast: ‘Standing room only’— TNM’s Lazenby on Mining Indaba, renewed enthusiasm for mining
This week’s episode features Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby, who shares insights from the 2025 Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town. Lazenby discusses the optimistic outlook for mining and…
Barrick and Mali halt talks without deal
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) and the Malian government have suspended negotiations before resolving a drawn-out dispute over payments from the country’s largest gold mine. Mali is seeking a settlement payment…
Ecuador’s mining uncertain with socialist in runoff
Ecuador’s mining industry is bracing for potential changes as the nation’s main socialist party gains momentum in the presidential race headed for a runoff in April. Luisa González, a protégé…
Novare to fund $100M critmin refinery, Africa’s first
ReElement Technologies, a subsidiary of American Resources (NASDAQ: AREC), has partnered up with Johannesburg-based investment firm Novare to build a $100-million (C$70-million) critical and rare earth elements refinery. Under the…
Kodal kicks off Bougouni lithium output in Mali
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has started spodumene concentrate production at the Bougouni project in southern Mali, the country’s second lithium mine to begin operations in less than two months. The milestone…
Trump signs 25% global tariff on steel, aluminum
U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on Monday as he said over the weekend he would. The executive order Trump signed at…
Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
Middlemen and local militias steal billions from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) cobalt and coltan trade, fuelling conflict and leaving the nation poor, according to a political analyst. The…
New book explores 1960s Canadian mining scandal
MacMillan, who started out as a prospector in the ’30s, became the central figure in one of Canada’s most commented mining scandals.
Global Lithium fights alleged Chinese takeover
Australia’s Global Lithium Resources (ASX: GL1) has called on the government to intervene in what it describes as a takeover attempt by Chinese investors targeting its flagship asset, the Manna…
AME JV video: Skeena targets Eskay Creek restart
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE) is targeting initial production of 450,000 oz. of gold-equivalent metal at its Eskay Creek property in northwestern British Columbia’s Golden Triangle region. Production at the mine…