Editorial: Still drilling after all these years
The Northern Miner turns 110 this March and is looking pretty good for its age. Much better, for example, than cobalt, which is also the name of the Ontario town…
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Q&A: The Metals Co. plunges into the deep
You may have heard of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. It’s a stretch of area from Hawaii to Mexico, which has been targeted by the deep-sea mining sector….
Sibanye dumps $490M lithium investment
South African precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) has scrapped its planned investment in the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada due in part to weak prices for…
What a shock: the power cost of ore processing
When it comes to understanding processing costs, electric power is an item that can have a substantial impact on operating expenses. Costmine, a division of Mining Intelligence owned by Glacier…
Liberty Gold sets 2028 build clock for Black Pine under Idaho’s new SPEED Act
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) has sent in its draft mine plan to federal and state agencies, as it hopes to benefit from a recently updated permitting process under Idaho’s SPEED…
US, Ukraine reach minerals deal
The United States and Ukraine have reached terms on a critical minerals deal, media outlets including the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, in a move the Trump administration regards as…
Congo warns US, Europe not to buy ‘looted’ minerals from Rwanda
President Felix Tshisekedi urged direct trade and didn’t rule out a minerals deal if tied to ending the nation’s conflict.
Pisces discovery spurs OceanaGold exploration budget boost at Haile
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) has boosted its 2025 exploration budget by 20% to $10 million following the discovery of the high-grade Pisces deposit at its Haile gold mine in…
Which projects may gain if Trump overhauls permitting?
In early February, two weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and flurry of executive orders, Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) CEO Ron Thiessen sent an optimistic letter to…
Global exploration budgets fall as juniors tighten belts: S&P
Global nonferrous exploration spending declined for the second straight year due to financing challenges for junior miners, S&P Global said. Global spending dropped 3% to $12.5 billion, S&P’s Corporate exploration…
Spotlight: Global metals exploration
The world is on the cusp of a tidal wave of new demand for metals critical to the economy and the future of the planet. From copper, nickel and vanadium…
American Rare Earths boosts oxides 10x
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR) now has 10 times the total rare earth oxides (TREO) concentration at its Halleck Creek project in Wyoming. The TREO jumped to 3.72% from 0.34%…