FC Graphite pushes towards first resource
First Canadian Graphite (TSXV: FCI; US-OTC: GRAPF) plans to start drilling its Zone 13 discovery at Lac Guéret South in Quebec next month and deliver a first resource estimate early…
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TNM Drill Down: Contango tops silver assays for past month
Canada, the United States and Mexico yielded the best silver results from Aug. 17 to Sept. 15, data compiled by The Northern Miner show. Holes from Contango Silver & Gold…
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
Colorado summit video: Giustra says gold rally is missing retail
Ordinary investors have largely sat out gold’s rally, leaving room for another leg higher while central banks keep buying on price dips, veteran mining financier Frank Giustra says. Central banks…
Ranked: September capital raisings tumble 90%
Mining financings fell nearly 90% year over year to $765 million (C$1 billion) in September, down 78% from August. Over the 12 months ended Sept. 30, tracked financings totalled $23.34…
Surge Battery boosts returns, cuts costs for Nevada lithium project
A new economic study for Surge Battery Metals’ (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) Nevada North lithium project has lifted forecast returns and reduced expenses. Using an 8% discount rate and a…
Greenland advances Tanbreez rare earths project
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has won Greenland government approval for the mining and closure plans at its Tanbreez rare earths project, clearing a major hurdle towards construction. Tanbreez, in southern…
Silver shortage could flip to surplus in 2027: Deutsche
Rising silver inventories and declining industrial demand could trigger a supply glut as soon as next year, Deutsche Bank says in a new report. Spot prices for silver could average…
Barrick secures 15-year North Mara licences in Tanzania
Tanzania has renewed Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) licences for the North Mara gold mine for 15 years, securing its operating tenure as the company weighs an expansion. North…
Cambria targets late 2027 Premier mill restart
Cambria Gold Mines (TSXV: CAMB; US-OTC: CAMVF) is targeting another restart of the Premier gold mill in northern British Columbia for late next year after insufficient underground feed derailed its…
World Bank backs $1.4B for Chile’s copper giant
The World Bank Group is holding up a financing structure used by Chile’s state-owned Codelco as a model for mineral-rich countries seeking to attract long-term private capital while reducing mining’s…
Sponsored: Riverside readies Mexico spinout
Riverside Resources President and CEO John-Mark Staude and Vice-President for Exploration for Ravina Resources Julian Manco in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is…
Glencore gets RIGI nod for $4B Argentina copper project
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has secured Argentine government approval for its $4 billion (C$5.7 billion) Agua Rica copper project under the country’s special investment incentive program, clearing a significant hurdle for…
Freeport’s Grasberg copper mill reaches 67% after last year’s mudslide
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) averaged nearly two-thirds of normal milling rates at its Grasberg copper-gold complex in Indonesia during the third quarter, a year after a mudslide killed seven workers and…
Osisko plots major resource increase for Gaspé
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) expects its Gaspé copper project in Quebec to get even bigger as new drilling fills gaps in the resource and deeper mineralization is added…
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Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…