Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
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Copper price hits record on U.S. growth hopes, China
Copper hit a record high Friday before easing amid expectations of faster U.S. economic growth and continued economic support from the Chinese authorities. Three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange…
Sirios to buy OVI Mining in $23M Roosen-backed deal
Sirios Resources (TSXV: SOI; US-OTC: SIREF) shares soared after it announced its acquisition of private explorer OVI Mining in a northwest Quebec-focused deal worth about $23 million.The acquisition of OVI,…
BMC Minerals debuts on ASX in A$100M IPO
BMC Minerals (ASX: BMC), the Canadian subsidiary of UK-based BMC, debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday following an A$100-million (US$67-million) initial public offering to help fund its Yukon…
London JV Video: New Found Gold starts pouring, eyes 200k oz
New Found Gold (TSX: NFG; NYSE-A: NFGC) has crossed the line from explorer to producer after buying Maritime Resources and its Hammerdown mine in Newfoundland, CEO Keith Boyle said last…
American Eagle drilling boosts NAK copper-gold project
Canadian explorer American Eagle Gold (TSX-V: AE; US-OTC: AMEGF) says new drilling at its polymetallic NAK project in British Columbia has markedly expanded a previous discovery zone. The stock rose….
London Symposium Video: Franco-Nevada’s Lassonde wins lifetime achievement award
Canada’s Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde won The Northern Miner’s Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering the modern royalty model and helping reshape mine finance. Accepting the honour in…
Rare earth trade talks top mining trends: Wood Mac
The shift of rare earth elements to the centre of global trade negotiations is a leading trend in mining, according to a new report by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie….
Innovation slump drags mining productivity down: report
Mining productivity has fallen for more than a decade and has improved only 1% a year since 2018, a trend McKinsey & Company warns could threaten the sector’s ability to…
London Symposium JV Video: Iamgold’s Bruno Lemelin named Operator of the Year
Canadian miner Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) Chief Operating Officer Bruno Lemelin has been named Operator of the Year for steering the nearly $3-billion (about C$4.1 billion) Côté Gold project…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
We’re pleased to share the next clue for The Great Canadian Treasure Hunt, Golden Triangle Bonus Prize. This clue applies to a set of six one-ounce gold coin prizes worth almost $35,000…
London Symposium JV video: Ontario’s fast-tracking ‘A breath of fresh air,’ Beaty says
Ontario is starting its speedier ‘One Project, One Process’ mine-permitting with Frontier Lithium’s (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) PAK project as it begins road work in the separate Ring of Fire…