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…
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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…
Video: Robert Friedland warns we’re ‘on the verge of destroying ourselves as a species’
Robert Friedland arrived fresh off a flight from Mongolia just in time to be the last keynote speaker of The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., Oct. 12-13. …
Ontario snapshot: Seven companies in discovery and development mode
From the nickel hotbed of the Sudbury Basin to the high-grade gold of Red Lake and newer critical metal discoveries in between, Ontario hosts some of the world’s most productive…
Paladin becomes sole owner of Michelin uranium project in Labrador
Shares in Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) rose Wednesday after the company announced it had increased its interest in the Michelin uranium project, in Labrador to 100% from 75% previously. As…
Codelco makes first foray into lithium with US$245M deal for Aussie developer
Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has reached a deal with Lithium Power International (ASX: LPI) to buy the Australian producer of the battery metal for…
Teck faces $11M fine for alleged breach of enviro permit in Chile
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is facing two charges from Chile’s environmental regulator SMA for alleged breaches of its permit at the Carmen…
Royal Road pivots to Morocco with Saudi-backed copper-gold exploration
Royal Road Minerals (TSXV: RYR), a Jersey-based explorer with projects in South America, is expanding to a copper-gold project in Morocco with an option to purchase Izughar Resources for nearly…
Oroco shares rise on PEA for Santo Tomas copper project in Mexico
Oroco Resource (TSXV: OCO; US-OTC: ORRCF) has put out a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) as well as updated mineral resource estimate for the North and South zones of its Santo…
Podcast: Northern Miner event producer Mayra Lugo on the Canadian Mining Symposium and the resilience of real-world conferences
In this week’s episode, Northern Miner event producer Mayra Lugo joins host Adrian Pocobelli to discuss the Canadian Mining Symposium and the enduring value of in-person conferences. Lugo delves into…
Explorers in Colombia keep spending amid Petro government’s leftist rhetoric
More than a year after Colombia’s leftist president Gustavo Petro took power, investment by public companies is rising along with their exploration activity, despite initial concerns the government would restrict…