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…
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US, DRC near minerals deal: report
The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing an agreement that would see U.S. companies take greater control of critical mineral assets in exchange for support for…
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…
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….
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…
Miners join post-tariff stock selloff
A widely followed gauge of mining stocks plunged by more than 4% as worldwide markets sank a day after United States President Donald Trump imposed global reciprocal tariffs. The S&P/TSX…
PDAC video: Energy Fuels produces rare earths using fast process, CEO says
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has commissioned a $20-million rare earths separation plant in Utah in record time, CEO Mark Chalmers says in a new video. It made on-spec…
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…
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…