Thunder Gold assays suggest Tower Mountain expansion in Ontario
New drilling by Thunder Gold (TSXV: TGOL; US-OTC: TGOLF) at its Tower Mountain project in Ontario has confirmed the deposit’s main trend continues at depth…
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ETM battles Greenland over rare earth ‘expropriation’
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) says Greenland has effectively seized one of the world’s largest rare earth deposits outside China by blocking development of the…
AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments…
New Pacific boosts Bolivia project value to $2.65B
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-A: NEWP) has strengthened the economics of its Carangas silver-gold project in Bolivia with an updated preliminary economic assessment that…
U.S. widens critical minerals lead over Europe: WSJ
The United States is outspending Europe in the race to secure critical minerals outside China, raising concerns that European manufacturers could remain dependent on Chinese…
Malaysia probes Lynas’ Pentagon rare earths deal
Malaysia is scrutinizing Lynas Rare Earths’ (ASX: LYC) $96-million supply agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense after a parliamentary committee reviewed whether the deal…
Sponsored video: Bravo drills Luanga copper-gold
Bravo Mining Chair & CEO Luis Azevedo in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, last week during the Rule Symposium on Resource Investing…
BMI hikes copper price forecast 6.7% on supply deficits
Industry research firm BMI lifted its 2026 average copper price forecast by 6.7% to $12,700 per tonne, citing converging supply-side pressures, tariff-driven tightness and AI-fuelled…
Central Nevada Gold looks to revive Mule Canyon mine
Privately held Central Nevada Gold is working to reopen the past-producing Mule Canyon mine in the western U.S. state after acquiring the asset from Newmont…
Trump’s U.S. ‘gold dollar’ coin has no precious metal
President Donald Trump is to appear on a new U.S. one-dollar “gold coin” being issued for America’s 250th anniversary, despite the coin containing no gold…
BHP’s first port strike in 26 years rattles iron ore supply
Union action at Port Hedland raises fresh concerns over iron ore exports as wage negotiations remain deadlocked.
Predictive invests in Awalé alongside Newmont, Fortuna
Predictive Discovery (ASX, TSX: PDI), a gold producer in West Africa, is taking a 12% stake in Awalé Resources (TSXV: ARIC), increasing its exposure to…