FireFly finds copper-gold system near idle mill
FireFly Metals (TSX, ASX: FFM) has found a new copper-gold system near its idle Nugget Pond mill in Newfoundland, adding a potential satellite deposit to its Green Bay development plans….
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Labour shortage hurts West Red Lake Gold output
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) reduced its annual production target by about a quarter as labour shortages and difficult mining slowed its Madsen gold operation in…
Western Copper CEO exits as Casino review advances
Western Copper and Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: WRN) said CEO Sandeep Singh will leave the company this week, handing leadership to chairman Mark E. Smith as the developer advances its Casino…
Iamgold drilling strengthens Nelligan growth case
New drilling by Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has extended gold mineralization at its Nelligan complex in Quebec, strengthening a development project that could provide another source of Canadian growth…
Australia to fund rare earths project with A$180M
Australia has conditionally approved A$180 million (US$126 million) in financing for an Astron (ASX: ATR) and Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU; ASX: EF2) rare earths project as the partners…
Gold miners trade at discount after selloff: Haywood
Senior gold miners are trading almost a quarter below their five-year average valuation despite strong cash flow, as a selloff in precious metals shares extends into the fourth quarter, Haywood…
Sponsored Q&A: GRG turns to gold after San Pietro copper sale
GRG Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF), formerly Golden Arrow Resources, is preparing to test gold targets in Chile after selling the copper assets at its San Pietro project to Capstone…
BC Tory landslide raises mining hopes, rights fears
The Conservatives’ landslide election victory in British Columbia has raised mining industry hopes for faster permits and stronger exploration incentives, while setting up a clash over plans to repeal the…
Strike curbs output at Canada’s largest copper mine
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) is operating its Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia, Canada’s biggest, at reduced capacity after workers went on strike Saturday, the company said….
GM exit clouds Energy Fuels’ $1.9B magnet deal
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has cancelled a supply agreement with a U.S. rare-earth magnet plant whose owner Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU) has agreed to buy for US$1.9 billion…
Local miner outbids Freeport for Colombia exploration
Colombia’s OP Gold Capital outbid U.S. copper giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) for exploration rights in the country’s north, raising its offer to retain a 60-sq.-km block in Cesar. OP Gold…
Lula’s Brazil win puts rare earths in Trump’s crosshairs
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory is set to sustain the country’s push to process more of its vast rare earth reserves at home, with mining investors…
Mining Forum video: Tech stocks retreat could fuel massive mining gains, Sarmaya fund manager says
Mining shares could deliver outsized gains if investors shift even a small portion of their technology holdings into resource companies, Sarmaya Partners Fund Manager Wasif Latif says. A slowdown in…
US Energy Department adds helium to critical list
The U.S. Department of Energy has designated helium a critical material, citing its importance to semiconductor manufacturing and growing risks to supply. The designation, announced Friday under the Energy Act…
Mining Forum video: Apollo pit potential broadens Collective’s Colombian options
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) aims to submit an environmental licence application for its Apollo deposit in Colombia by mid-2027 while continuing to drill beyond its initial resource, Executive Chairman…
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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…