Japan first to test ocean mud for rare earths
Japan has launched the world’s first test to extract rare earth elements from deep-sea mud, aiming to reduce its reliance on Chinese supplies amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions. Chikyu,…
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Gold hits new high as Trump probes Fed chair Powell
Gold set a new record Monday after the United States Department of Justice threatened to criminally prosecute Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over a building project, sparking concern that the…
NGEx soars on wider copper-gold zones at Lunahuasi
NGEx Minerals’ (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) shares skyrocketed Monday after the release of high-grade copper-gold results at its Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina show drilling continues to expand galactic zones….
Indonesia quota talk triggers nickel reality check
Nickel surged early this month on fresh speculation that Indonesia may tighten ore-production quotas this year, but not everyone is convinced the rally has legs – or that it will…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inducts Harquail, Lindsay, McLeod-Seltzer, Morrison
For Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder and board chair, David Harquail, his life in mining has taken him almost everywhere, even to discuss gold with a communist dictator. Harquail recalled…
Canada Nickel’s Reid deposit may outshine Crawford
Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) new 46% larger Reid nickel sulphide resource makes it a likely successor to the company’s $1.4-billion (C$1.9-billion) Crawford project in the same Ontario region….
JV article: Clean Air Metals a ‘Made in Canada’ solution
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) is advancing one of the rare primary platinum resources outside of South Africa at its Thunder Bay project in northern Ontario. The platinum-palladium-copper-nickel…
West Red Lake’s Madsen starts commercial output
West Red Lake Gold Mines’ (TSXV: WRLG) says its flagship Madsen mine in northwestern Ontario has reached commercial production about seven months after the decision to restart the historical operation….
Facebook parent, Sprott power nuclear revival
Facebook parent Meta signed deals this week with three U.S. utilities to buy enough electricity to power 6 million homes by 2035 – another tailwind for nuclear energy demand and…
Trump, Congress to overturn Minnesota mining ban
U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress are moving to rescind a Biden-era mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, leading to the revival of one of the nation’s biggest…
Newfoundland Treasure Hunter finds $37,000 prize
The Newfoundland bonus prize in The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt has been successfully claimed by a treasure hunter from Ontario, who is happily travelling back from Newfoundland on…
Fund sells down Endeavour stake
London-based La Mancha Resource Capital is reducing its stake in West Africa-focused gold producer Endeavour Mining (LSE, TSX: EDV) after its shares nearly tripled in value in a year. The…