Canadian mining capex reached decade high in 2022
Capital spending in Canada’s mining industry increased by 14% to $13.5 billion last year, its highest in a decade, the latest figures published by Natural Resources Canada showed. The sector’s…
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Video: Frank Giustra talks junior exploration and macro money matters
Frank Giustra stands out in a fast-evolving world where many chase the allure of tech stocks and cryptocurrency. The seasoned entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Fiore Group sounded the alarm…
Video: Garofalo lauds court for knocking feds
Gold Royalty (NYSE: GROY) CEO David Garofalo joined the second day of The Northern Miner‘s Canadian Mining Symposium Oct. 12-13 in London. Garofalo, who is also co-chair of GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; NYSE: GLDG),…
Atlantic Lithium gets go-ahead for Ghana’s first battery metal mine
Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has the green light to develop Ghana’s first lithium operation after its local subsidiary received a mining permit for its flagship Ewoyaa project. The 15-year permit…
Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in Uganda
Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) on Friday secured a large-scale mining licence for its the Makuutu heavy rare earths project in Uganda. The permit was granted by the Ugandan Directorate…
IsoEnergy closes $36.6M private placement for uranium hunt
IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO; US-OTC: ISENF) has closed its previously announced private placement raising $36.6 million to continue its hunt for economic uranium deposits. The company issued about 8.1 million subscription…
Patriot Battery Metals discovers new high-grade zone at Corvette
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET) has announced the discovery of a new high-grade zone at the CV13 spodumene pegmatite of the Corvette property in the James Bay region of northern…
Video: Don Lindsay on Glencore’s pursuit of Teck and resource nationalism
Former Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) CEO Don Lindsay joined The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., Oct. 12-13 to speak to Adrian Pocobelli, host of TNM’s…
BC court ruling on consultation and claim-staking ‘only decision’ possible, says Indigenous adviser
In the wake of a landmark court case that will force a revamp of British Columbia’s claim-staking regime, the mining industry and Indigenous groups say a fair accommodation of both…
Asteroid mining startup to launch mission in early 2024
AstroForge, a U.S.-based startup with plans to mine asteroids, is fine-tuning details for the launch of a spacecraft in the first quarter of next year, which would make it the…
Erdene Resources gets US$30M on revised deal for Mongolia gold project
Erdene Resource Development (TSX: ERD) has received a US$30 million ($41.1 million) investment earlier than originally planned after amending its strategic alliance deal with Mongolia’s largest independent miner for the development…
Brazilian court rules in favour of Brazil Potash’s Autazes project
Brazil’s Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region ruled in favour of Canadian miner Brazil Potash’s Autazes project in the Amazon on Tuesday. Federal Judge Marcos Augusto de Souza suspended a lower…