Barrick eyes over $2B in financing for Reko Diq
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) plans to secure more than $2 billion (C$2.84 billion) in financing for its Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan, with term sheets…
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Uranium supply could dry up by 2080s: OECD, UN
Global uranium reserves could be exhausted by the 2080s if demand for nuclear energy continues expanding at its current pace, the Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency and the UN’s International Atomic…
China retaliates with more curbs on rare earth exports
China fought back against United States President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs Friday by slapping immediate export restrictions on key rare earth elements in a move that could potentially endanger the…
JV Article: Why end-to-end optimization isn’t optional
Yokogawa Electric, a Tokyo-headquartered electrical engineering and software company, is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year (just like The Northern Miner!) with a new strategy to manage mining operations from…
Batteries enter high demand, low price phase: IEA
The global battery market is entering a new stage as demand continues to rise while prices of raw materials decline, the International Energy Agency says in a report on the…
China’s foreign mining investment sets record
China’s overseas mining investment under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) hit another peak last year at $21.4 billion (C$30.6 billion), as the government continues to place heavy emphasis on…
Anglo Asian mines first ore from Gilar
The Gilar underground deposit is part of Anglo Asian’s Gedabek operation in Azerbaijan.
DRC to slap export quotas on cobalt
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer accounting for three-quarters of output, plans to place export quotas on the battery metal after setting a four-month ban…
China boosts exploration funding: Financial Times
China is boosting state support for domestic mineral exploration in an effort to secure dominance in the resource sector amid rising competition from Western rivals, the Financial Times reported on…
PDAC 2025 JV video: AMC Consultants warns juniors ‘complacency could prove costly’
Consulting engineering firm AMC Consultants advises companies on cutting costs and streamlining operations to withstand economic and policy pressures, regional manager Gene Tucker said. He warned that “complacency could prove…
Baru Gold plunges after investment deals break down
Shares of Baru Gold (TSXV: BARU, OTCQB: BARUF) plunged on Monday after the junior miner announced that both of its previously agreed investments would not go through, leaving it once again in…
Energy Fuels teams with Korea’s POSCO on rare earths
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has partnered up with South Korea’s POSCO with a view of establishing a non-China rare earth elements (REE) supply chain for electric vehicles (EV)…