New woe besets BC’s two biggest gold projects
Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) push for permits to dig tunnels at its giant KSM project is being delayed by British Columbia until the miner’s court fight with neighbour…
Articles by Henry Lazenby
Infographic: Latin America’s top miners may surprise
Latin America’s most mining-dependent countries are not always its biggest economies. Our latest infographic ranks the region first by mining’s share of total exports and then by the value of…
Paladin targets 2027 uranium decision on Patterson Lake South
Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) expects making a final investment decision on its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Saskatchewan by the end of 2027 as the company…
Blast from the Past: When Chile nationalized copper
Chile’s 1971 move to nationalize copper reshaped Latin American mining and still reverberates through global supply. The Northern Miner tracked the crisis before and after the takeover. Even before Congress…
Video at PDAC: MetalQuest seeks Lac Otelnuk iron project partner
MetalQuest Mining (TSXV: MQM; US-OTC: MQMIF) plans to update the 2015 feasibility study at its Lac Otelnuk iron ore project in northern Quebec after completing a gap analysis and stepping…
Video at PDAC: Cornish de-risks South Crofty for 2028 tin restart
UK-based Cornish Metals (AIM: TIN) is shifting work deeper underground at South Crofty and expects to line up senior debt within months as it pushes the Cornwall tin mine toward…
Critical One hits visible antimony at Howells Lake in Ontario as defence metal gains momentum
Critical One Energy’s (CSE: CRTL; US-OTC: MMTLF) first modern drill hole at the Howells Lake project in northwestern Ontario cut visible stibnite from near surface across about 100 metres of…
PDAC Video: FPX starts Baptiste review, eyes 2028 feasibility study
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) has started the environmental assessment for its Baptiste project in central British Columbia while testing market routes for an awaruite product it says could…
PDAC Video: Aclara lines up Chile rare earth permit, Brazil study
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) is working through a difficult financing climate to build a mine-to-magnet supply chain outside China, Executive Vice-President José Augusto Palma said. The Toronto-based company expects a…
PDAC Video: Sierra Madre eyes quicker Del Toro restart
Mexico-focused Sierra Madre Gold & Silver (TSXV: SM; US-OTC: SMDRF) could restart the Del Toro operation within about a year if silver prices stay firm while pushing ahead with a…
PDAC Video: EY puts execution risk ahead of geopolitics
Operational complexity has replaced geopolitics as mining’s top business risk in professional services firm EY’s 2026 ranking, as miners struggle to lift output from deeper, more scattered and less predictable…
Bonterra grows gold resource near mill in Quebec
Bonterra Resources (TSXV: BTR; US-OTC: BONXF) boosted measured and indicated gold resources 42% at the Desmaraisville project’s Bachelor and Moroy deposits in Quebec, making the case to restart mining closer…