Renforth boosts Parbec gold project’s size by 29%
A new resource estimate for Renforth Resources’ (CSE: RFR; US-OTC: RFHRF) Parbec gold project in western Quebec raises the deposit’s size by about one-third, the company says. Measured and indicated…
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Ivanhoe shares rise on hydropower boost, output
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a “major turning point” following a sizeable increase in imported hydroelectric…
Mining dominates Poilievre’s speedy permits list
Mining investments make up nearly all the resource projects Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would approve within a year if elected Canadian Prime Minister this month. Campaigning in British Columbia on…
Ontario’s $11B in tariff aid defers mining tax
Ontario plans to provide about $11 billion in relief to workers and businesses to help weather the impact of U.S. tariffs. The support package includes deferring business taxes, including the mining…
PDAC video: McKinsey warns of $5T critical minerals capital need
Critical mineral miners will need about $5 trillion in investments by 2035 to meet projected demand, McKinsey & Co. senior partner Patrick Lahaie said in a video interview. The figure…
New Gold buys rest of New Afton mine for $300M
Canada’s New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-A: NGD) has agreed to acquire the remaining 19.9% free cash flow interest in the New Afton copper-gold mine from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for…
Wesdome to acquire Angus Gold in $28M deal
The transaction quadruples Wesdome’s land position at the Eagle River gold operation in Ontario.
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…
Diversify trade to survive tariffs, O’Toole says
Canada must respond to U.S. tariffs by finding new European trade partners in defence, the energy transition and green technology, according to the former head of the country’s Conservative Party….
PDAC JV video: Olympio Metals outlines drilling in Quebec’s Cadillac Break
Olympio Metals (ASX: OLY) is to start drilling up to 10,000 metres in the Cadillac Break of Quebec’s Abitibi region after securing an option on the Bousquet gold project, managing…
Crater Lake’s scandium resource boosted 38%
Scandium Canada (TSXV: SCD) said new data show a 38% increase in indicated resources at its Crater Lake project in northern Quebec. Indicated resources in Crater Lake’s TG zone are…
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…