Freeport approves $4.5B Bagdad copper expansion
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has approved a $4.5-billion (C$6.3 billion) expansion of its Bagdad mine in Arizona that would more than double copper output, bolstering domestic…
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Democrats’ win puts US mining agenda under scrutiny
Democrats’ capture of Congress raises the prospect of greater scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s mining and energy agenda, even as pressure to lower electricity costs…
Friedland’s Ivanhoe slashes copper outlook again
Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has cut next year’s copper production outlook at Kamoa-Kakula by 19% as recovery work at the flood-hit…
Interview: Cameco bets reactor builds will drive growth
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) expects Westinghouse’s new reactor business to contribute more to its growth by 2030 than uranium mining if some of the…
Podcast: ‘A great opportunity’—Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie talks precious metals stocks
This week’s episode features Cam Currie, Senior Investment Advisor at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management and leader of the Currie Metals & Mining Group, in conversation…
Rare Earths Norway OKs €24M Fen pilot plant
Privately held developer Rare Earths Norway approved construction of a €24-million (C$38 million) pilot plant to test processing of material from its Fen project, advancing…
Michigan mining push tests Lake Superior safeguards
Michigan is backing a new copper and nickel push near Lake Superior even as it continues cleaning up pollution left by the last mining boom….
Canada gold output jumps 22% as global supply slips
Canadian gold production jumped 22% in the third quarter as new mines increased output, outpacing global growth even as rising costs made ounces more expensive…
I-80 Gold’s growth faces Nevada labour squeeze
I-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; NYSE: IAUX) expects annual production in the lower half of its forecast range after worker turnover slowed mining in Nevada, even…
Treasure Hunt Bonus Prize clue is out
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest Bonus Prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! As we celebrate an incredible…
Nouveau Monde secures Quebec graphite mining lease
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSX: NOU; NYSE: NMG) has obtained a Quebec mining lease granting extraction rights at its Matawinie graphite project, where construction is underway…
Collective jumps on broad gold hit at Apollo
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) shares jumped 13% Tuesday after the company reported a 154.3-metre gold intercept at Colombia’s Apollo project, its broadest high-grade interval…
ACG buys Blue Moon’s Norway assets for $220M
ACG Metals (LSE: ACG) has agreed to buy Blue Moon Metals’ (TSXV: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) Norwegian business for $220 million (C$307 million) in shares, adding…
Wesdome drills path to cheaper gold at Eagle River
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO; US-OTC: WDOFF) has extended gold mineralization near existing workings at its Eagle River mine in Ontario, opening potential mining areas…
St Barbara readies Touquoy gold restart in Nova Scotia amid review dispute
St Barbara (ASX: SBM) is scheduled to resume processing stockpiled ore at its Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, as a federal assessment…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: ‘A great opportunity’—Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie talks precious metals stocks
Podcast: Brazil’s key role in Western supply chains, ft. Rare Earths Americas CEO Don Swartz
Podcast: Alexander Zolata Juarez on youth, mining and the Junior Explorers Challenge
Podcast: Tungsten supply challenges in China and the West, ft Almonty CEO Lewis Black
Opinion/Commentary
Global Mining Symposium
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…
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…
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,…