Government equity in miners becomes U.S. norm
The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments. Trump has…
News
New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make…
Site Visit: Saga Metals’ search for critical metals puts it on the radar
Cartwright, Labrador – On top of a forested mountain just inland from the Atlantic coast, a white dome and a set of buildings forming a…
Gold, mining stocks still underinvested: Sprott
Gold and gold mining stocks have not only surged past the S&P 500 this year but have also quietly outperformed over the past three, five…
Amaroq begins selling traceable gold from Greenland
Amaroq Minerals (LSE, TSXV: AMRQ) has kicked off sales of fully traceable gold from its Nalunaq mine in Greenland through the Single Mine Origin (SMO)…
U.S. Antimony starts Montana mining operations
United States Antimony (NYSE-A: UAMY) says it has begun exploration and bulk sampling operations on the former Stibnite Hill mine in Montana, having secured the…
Video: Equinox turns from building to earning
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) is pivoting from a construction phase to cash generation on the back of two Canadian start-ups, Executive Vice-President for Capital…
Vale drops plan to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility
Brazilian miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) has scrapped plans to build a C$325 million ($231 million) nickel sulphate facility in Quebec after its sole client put…
Illegal miners kill two cops at Gemfields ruby mine
Two police officers were killed earlier this week during an attack at Gemfields’ (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) Montepuez ruby mine in northern Mozambique. About 40…
TNM names 2025 award winners: Clive Johnson, Bruno Lemelin and Pierre Lassonde
The Northern Miner has chosen Clive Johnson, CEO of B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG), as its Person of the Year for 2025. Bruno Lemelin, chief…
K92 Mining’s Kainantu expansion pours first gold
K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) has produced the first commercial gold-copper-silver concentrate and poured 458 oz. of doré at the new Kainantu third-stage expansion…
Endeavour Silver jumps on Terronera production start
Canada’s Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) began commercial production at its Terronera silver-gold mine in Mexico, a milestone that analysts say should pave the…