Ivanhoe starts copper smelter output in Congo
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has officially begun copper anode production at Kamoa-Kakula’s state-of-the-art, direct-to-blister smelter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. First…
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Axis sues Guinea for $29B over bauxite permit
United Arab Emirates-based bauxite producer Axis International has filed a $28.9-billion arbitration claim against Guinea at a World Bank tribunal after the government revoked its…
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,…
London Symposium video: Gold has room to run
The sustained gold price could attract a new wave of retail investors including cryptocurrency backers and technology stock holders, gold company executives say in a…
London Symposium video: Cutifani on connections
Mining companies must do a better job of connecting with youth, First Nations, recycling and new technology, former Anglo American (LSE: AAL) CEO Mark Cutifani…
YMP Scholarship: Mining’s greatest upcoming challenge? Another lost generation
The following essay was chosen as the winner of The Northern Miner’s 2025 Young Mining Professionals Scholarship. Ten years ago, in the face of considerable economic…
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…
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…
Diamond slump deepens in 2025 as lab-grown bites
The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.
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…
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…
Serial wealth creator Lassonde still having fun
Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde hasn’t let retirement from the C-suite dim his love for the yellow metal. Think $4,000 gold is high? Lassonde, the former Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) president, has news for you….