Deep Sea Minerals seeks Pacific exploration license
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it’s seeking the right to explore for polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. The application, submitted to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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Video at PDAC: Paladin pushes Namibia uranium ramp-up, PLS permit
Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) expects its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia to reach full production by the end of June, just as a supply gap opens, CEO Paul…
Prolonged Iran war would hammer top copper miners
A prolonged Iran conflict could push copper into surplus and sharply cut earnings for major producers, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Oil above $150 a barrel in a drawn-out war that…
Sponsored Video at PDAC: OceanaGold pushes growth on multiple fronts
OceanaGold President and CEO Gerard Bond speaks with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murgan. The preceding Sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT sponsored by OceanaGold and produced in co-operation with The…
Lynas Rare Earths produces first samarium
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has produced its first samarium oxide from its plant in Malaysia, becoming the only non-Chinese producer of the mineral. This expands Lynas’ range of separated…
BHP starts $5B upgrade at world’s largest copper mine
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) has kicked off the environmental permitting process for a new concentrator at its giant Escondida copper mine in Chile, a project valued around $5 billion…
Atlantic Lithium wins key Ghana approval for mine
Australia’s Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has secured Ghanaian parliamentary approval to develop the Ewoyaa project, the country’s first lithium mine, under revised royalty terms tied to market prices. The ratified…
War-driven LNG squeeze revives thermal coal: analyst
Thermal coal could climb 46% per tonne if the Iran War disrupts liquefied natural gas producers for another month or two, reopening a profit window for major Australian coal miners. The…
Sponsored Video at PDAC: Alkane plans using merger cash flow for more M&A
Alkane Resources (ASX, TSX: ALK; US-OTC: ALKRY) wants to hold output steady from its new three-mine portfolio and pursue another merger or acquisition within 12 months, Managing Director and CEO…
Sponsored article: Novo Resources boosts gold goal in Victoria
Novo Resources (ASX, TSX: NVO) has increased the exploration target for its Belltopper gold project in southern Australia and kicked-off preparations for inaugural drilling work at its gold, silver and antimony project in the west. The company has released an exploration target…
BHP promotes Brandon Craig to CEO from July 1
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) said company veteran Brandon Craig will succeed Mike Henry as CEO at midyear and oversee the next stage of the giant company’s diversification away from steelmaking…
Benz drills bonanza gold at Australia’s Mt Egerton
Benz Mining (ASX: BNZ) has made an ultra-high-grade gold discovery beneath the historical Hibernian mine at Mt Egerton in Western Australia, returning 7 metres grading 223 grams gold per tonne…