TNM Blast from the Past: Another atomic age
The Northern Miner’s 1951 coverage of Eldorado’s expansion at Beaverlodge — reprinted below — captured a country at the centre of a new atomic age. Demand for uranium was accelerating…
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London Symposium JV Video: Electra Battery Metals preps cobalt plant construction
Electra Battery Materials (TSX-V, Nasdaq: ELBM) is on track to start construction of its cobalt sulphate refinery in Ontario, North America’s first, within months and commission the plant in 2027 as it…
Diamond slump deepens in 2025 as lab-grown bites
The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.
The Northern Miner’s most read stories of 2025
The Northern Miner’s 110th year showed continued leading coverage of the industry, with the new Canadian Treasure Hunt boosting readership and periodic delves into the archives adding context to daily…
London Symposium JV Video: Gunnison starts Rio’s Nuton leach at Arizona copper mine
Gunnison Copper (TSX: GCU; OTCQB: GCUMF) produced copper using Rio Tinto’s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) Nuton sulphide-leaching technology at its Johnson Camp mine in southern Arizona this month, lifting United…
TNM Editorial: Banner year
If it hasn’t been clear since “critical minerals” entered the popular lexicon in 2022, it sure is now: we’re living in one of the greatest periods to be part of…
Gold tops $4,400 as silver hits $69 record
Safe-haven buying and bets on more United States rate cuts drove precious metals to fresh records Monday, with gold breaking above $4,400 an oz. and silver also touching an all-time…
Copper tightness, tariffs set up volatile 2026
Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep up.
South32, Trilogy plan Alaska copper permitting
A 50-50 joint venture between Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ) and South32 (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32) sees 2026 as a pivotal year for developing Alaska’s Ambler mining district which has…
Global coal demand hits fresh high: IEA
Coal keeps defying forecasts, with US output rebounding even as clean energy expands and long-term demand finally nears a peak.
Lundin Mining to sell Eagle mine to Talon for $84M
Share-based deal gives Talon processing assets in the US and a new CEO, while Lundin sharpens its focus on larger copper operations.
Integra CEO aims for mid-tier gold output in Idaho
A feasibility study for Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; NYSE-A: ITRG) DeLamar gold-silver project in Idaho lifts potential profit, trims construction and shortens payback, CEO George Salamis says. At the base…