Orla to start South Railroad gold project build this year
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said it will kick off construction at its South Railroad gold project in Nevada after an updated feasibility study showed costs doubled in three…
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Northern Graphite to build $200M Saudi plant
Northern Graphite (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) agreed with family-controlled Saudi Arabian conglomerate Al Obeikan Group for Investment to jointly build and run a battery material plant in the kingdom after the Canadian…
Chile funds lithium, rare earth tech
Chile’s state-owned development agency Corfo has awarded up to $5.8 million to two research projects focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) and rare earth recovery to boost mining innovation and…
Fund sells down Endeavour stake
London-based La Mancha Resource Capital is reducing its stake in West Africa-focused gold producer Endeavour Mining (LSE, TSX: EDV) after its shares nearly tripled in value in a year. The…
Venezuelan neglect scars mining potential: analysts
Venezuela has significant mineral resources including gold reserves rivalling Peru and Brazil and large dormant projects the government seized more than a decade ago as companies and investors size up…
US awards $2.7B in uranium enrichment orders
The United States Department of Energy awarded contracts worth $2.7 billion (C$3.7 billion) to three companies in a bid to boost domestic uranium enrichment capacity over the next decade and…
Mineral, metal prices to edge higher: Fitch’s BMI
Most mineral and metal prices are expected to increase slightly this year as robust demand and tighter supply combine with declining tariff uncertainties, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch…
Largo to sell Brazil iron ore for $56M
Largo (TSX, Nasdaq: LGO) has received a binding term sheet for the potential sale of iron ore calcine, a byproduct of its vanadium mining operations in Brazil. The term sheet…
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 and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
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…
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…
Megamines: 10 most expensive bulk projects
With public and government attention shifting to critical minerals, energy transition metals and specialty commodities, and retail investors all-in on rampant gold and silver, here’s a reminder of where the…