Democrats’ win tests US mining support, lifts gold
Democrats’ capture of Congress could put U.S. mining investments under closer scrutiny and sustain demand for gold as political stalemate complicates business planning, according to…
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Biggest prizes still at large after Great Canadian Treasure Hunt’s first year
Read the French version: https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/French-version.pdf More than 80,000 Canadians have joined the adventure, discovering the remarkable stories of the mining industry that helped build our…
Lundin cuts copper outlook again as Chile weather bites
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has lowered its annual copper production forecast for the second time since August as snowmelt continues to disrupt its Caserones mine…
Rio Tinto injects $144M into Resolution Copper after Arizona land battle win
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has approved $144 million (C$201 million) in additional spending at its Resolution Copper project in Arizona, advancing engineering and…
Chibougamau offers Central Asia copper growth: BMO
Central Asia Metals’ (AIM, TSX: CAML) newly acquired Chibougamau project in Quebec could produce more copper annually than the company’s Kounrad mine, helping offset shrinking…
B2Gold cuts cost forecast as Goose faces crunch
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) cut its annual cost forecast and said repairs and upgrades at the fire-damaged crushing circuit of its Goose mine in…
California tests limits of federal mining support
Washington is backing California’s critical minerals push with loans, price guarantees and equity, but developers still face a hurdle federal support can’t remove: state environmental…
Federal backing advances Alaska mining projects
Alaska’s mining projects are gaining federal backing as the Trump administration seeks domestic supplies of critical minerals for national defence and the energy transition. The…
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…
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…
Agnico, Vale warn of Ontario mining labour squeeze
Ontario’s push to accelerate mine approvals risks running into a shortage of skilled workers that could inflate construction costs and stall investment, executives from Agnico…
Earthquake rattles Mosaic potash mine in Saskatchewan
Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) says production at its Esterhazy potash operations in Saskatchewan remained uninterrupted after a mining-induced tremor struck a mined-out area of its K3…
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….
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Podcast: ‘A great opportunity’—Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie talks precious metals stocks
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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,…