Kristi Noem joins B.C copper junior as advisor
Kristi Noem, the former U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security, is entering the mining space as an advisor to a British Columbia-based junior. NovaRed Mining (CSE: NRED), which holds two early-stage…
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How an odd vision sparked South Africa’s latest zama zama illegal gold mining rush
A farm lying beside tailings from historical gold mines near Johannesburg has joined the legion of illegal mining sites in South Africa in an unusual way. It began with a…
Allseas ocean bottom mining contract violates UN law, Greenpeace-backed prof says
Plans by Swiss-Dutch offshore energy giant Allseas to operate deep-sea mining machinery for The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) have “directly violated” the UN’s Law of the Sea, a legal analysis…
Sponsored: Dryden Gold drills Ontario district as majors circle
Dryden Gold CEO Trey Wasser in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video is PROMOTED…
China could retaliate against threats to critical metal security: analysts
China’s new Mineral Resources Law, which took effect this week, could give the Asian giant a formal legal basis to fight against foreign restrictions threatening its mineral security, analysts say….
Sponsored: Brixton Metals drills Langis silver, Thorn copper
Brixton Metals VP Michael Rapsch in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video is PROMOTED…
Podcast: Gold bull market still intact, ft CPM Group’s Jeffrey Christian
This week’s episode features CPM Group Managing Partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Christian discusses the outlook for gold, currencies, and energy markets, explaining why he says…
Rio Tinto’s giant copper mine blocked: protesters halt Oyu Tolgoi exports
Protesters blocked copper concentrate exports from Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) Oyu Tolgoi mine on Wednesday, disrupting shipments from one of the world’s most important copper projects and renewing…
Canada offers Italy priority access to critical minerals
Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered Italy priority access to Canada’s critical mineral reserves as the two countries expanded cooperation on supply chains, defence and energy during talks at the…
Switzerland loses its shine as central bank gold vault
While central banks worldwide continue to buy more gold, they’re increasingly not selling dollars to do it while cutting the amount they store in once-favoured Switzerland. After banks were net…
Resouro sees $1B rare earth, titanium project in Brazil
Resouro Strategic Metals (TSX-V: RSM) says a starter operation at its main Tiros rare earths and titanium project in Brazil could be a billion-dollar operation, according to a new preliminary…
The metals AI data centres need most aren’t inside them
The power grid, not the server room, is where the global data centre boom is driving metals demand, according to Wood Mackenzie. Grid reinforcement, transmission networks and on-site power systems…