US mineral supply vulnerable to China chokehold: report
A new report by the United States Geological Survey reveals that the U.S. has grown more reliant on foreign imports of minerals over the past year, highlighting the increased urgency…
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Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge
Canadian explorer Midnight Sun Mining (TSX-V: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt, an area that’s attracting Cold War-style financing competition to speed the record-price red metal to market. The junior reported Jan. 20 that…
Canada defers spot in US critical minerals pact: Globe
Canada won’t immediately take part in a United States plan to assemble allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told the Globe and…
Opinion: Another US incursion in Latin America
The United States has danced this tune many times in the past, and each time it led to misery, bloodshed or civil war for its southern neighbours. The track record of U.S. intervention isn’t good, and that’s perhaps sobering news for the Venezuelans. Take the period throughout the…
Ivanhoe in talks to send DRC zinc to US stockpile
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) says it’s in advanced talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state miner Gecamines and Swiss commodities trader Mercuria to route zinc-rich concentrate from the Kipushi…
China group backs copper stockpile
China may look to stockpile more copper as part of its strategic minerals inventory after its state-backed metals industry group suggested the move to bolster the nation’s supply security. During…
Glencore hints at 2027 smelter closure absent deal
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s halting all spending on emissions reduction at its Horne smelter in northern Quebec after failing to reach a deal with the provincial government on a…
West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP) are among Western companies chipping away at China’s enormous lead in rare earths. Leading the charge is the Lynas Mt Weld mine in Western Australia and its…
‘Morale is sky high,’ Friedland tells Trump
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) founder and co-executive chairman Robert Friedland relayed the mining industry’s support for how U.S. President Donald Trump has funded projects, quickened permits and now…
Editorial: Gold loves chaos. Mines don’t.
In this editorial for the February edition of The Northern Miner, we take a look at how the first month of the new year has seemed crazier than most. Precious…
Near 400 feared dead in DRC mine collapse
Up to 400 people are feared dead after heavy rains triggered landslides at an informal mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the deadliest recent accidents in…
Silver, gold fall as U.S. dollar rebounds on next Fed chair
Precious metals prices plunged on Friday as a rebound in the U.S. dollar led some investors to book profits on the metals. Silver plunged 22% to trade at $90.73 an…