TNM Blast from the Past: Another atomic age
The Northern Miner’s 1951 coverage of Eldorado’s expansion at Beaverlodge — reprinted below — captured a country at the centre of a new atomic age. Demand for uranium was accelerating…
Articles by Colin McClelland
London Symposium JV Video: First Mining Gold outlines Springpole project path
First Mining Gold (TSX: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) is targeting environmental approvals in the new year after an updated prefeasibility study showed its Springpole project in Ontario is valued near double…
London Symposium JV Video: Electra Battery Metals preps cobalt plant construction
Electra Battery Materials (TSX-V, Nasdaq: ELBM) is on track to start construction of its cobalt sulphate refinery in Ontario, North America’s first, within months and commission the plant in 2027 as it…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option
Bruno Lemelin recalls his first boss at Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) more than a decade ago encouraging him to join the Essakane mine team in Burkina Faso just as…
The Northern Miner’s most read stories of 2025
The Northern Miner’s 110th year showed continued leading coverage of the industry, with the new Canadian Treasure Hunt boosting readership and periodic delves into the archives adding context to daily…
B2Gold’s Johnson channels global experience
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) is set to wrap up the year after pivoting seamlessly from starting Canada’s newest gold mine in the Arctic to complex negotiations in strife-torn Africa….
London Symposium JV Video: Dundee Sustainable Technologies touts efficiency
Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) has leading innovations in mining processing after more than a decade of testing and data collection, President and CEO Jean-Philippe Mai says in a new…
London Symposium JV Video: Generation Mining sees 2028 Marathon copper start
Generation Mining (TSX: GENM, US-OTC: GENMF) is expecting bank financing in the new year to help it start construction on its fully permitted $990-million capex Marathon copper-palladium project in Ontario,…
TNM Editorial: Banner year
If it hasn’t been clear since “critical minerals” entered the popular lexicon in 2022, it sure is now: we’re living in one of the greatest periods to be part of…
Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
U.S. Army drafts Perpetua for antimony refining
The U.S. Army is backing a new generation of small, mobile refineries to secure critical minerals for weapons production, beginning with antimony sourced from Perpetua Resources’ (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA)…
Rare earth trade talks top mining trends: Wood Mac
The shift of rare earth elements to the centre of global trade negotiations is a leading trend in mining, according to a new report by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie….