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…
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TNM Editorial: The price of metals, the value of elections
To help mark 110 years at The Northern Miner, we’ve started a feature each month to include some Blasts from the Past. Take a look at page 39 in the…
Russia, US in talks over rare earth JVs: report
Washington and Moscow have begun discussions on joint rare earths projects in Russia, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, told pro-Kremlin Russian newspaper Izvestia on Monday. Dmitriev,…
Gold hits new high as Goldman sees $3,300
Gold soared to a new record on Friday even as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump said they’d had a constructive phone conversation a day after…
Talon rises on Minnesota massive sulphide discovery
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) has made a massive sulphide discovery at its Tamarack project in central Minnesota that it says could significantly extend its nickel-copper-cobalt resource. Its shares surged. The company…
Graphite One triples Alaska project’s reserves
Canadian junior Graphite One (TSXV: GPH) has published preliminary results from a new feasibility study on its Graphite Creek project in Alaska, revealing a threefold increase in projected production compared to earlier…
PDAC JV video: Royalty ownership exposes EMX to new discoveries, CEO says
EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-AM: EMX) has mixed prospecting with royalty writing to build a portfolio of 140 royalties delivering eight consecutive quarters of free cash flow, CEO David Cole…
Northern Dynasty jumps as Trump order spurs Pebble project optimism
Northern Dynasty’s shares jumped 32% on hopes Trump’s order could fast-track the Pebble project in Alaska.
Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global
Gold was once again the dominant theme of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals within the precious and base metals mining space in 2024, accounting for 70% of the year’s transaction…
Trump orders mining on federal land, more funding
U.S. President Donald Trump has boosted American critical mineral projects with an executive order accessing government funding and loans while pushing for faster permitting. The new order signed Thursday sets…
US seeks new Ukraine minerals terms: Financial Times
The Trump administration is looking to renegotiate its proposed minerals deal with Ukraine which, if agreed, would grant the U.S. expanded access to the Eastern European resources, the Financial Times…
JV article: Vorticity speeds up mineral discoveries with geophysics software
Mineral exploration has relied on slow, outdated computing for decades to analyze geophysical data. While other industries have advanced, prospecting has lagged behind, hampered by inefficient software and limited processing…