Graphite One eyes September permit call for project
Graphite One (TSXV: GPH) says its main project in Alaska remains on track for a September permitting decision as it continues to undergo federal review…
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Sponsored: Deloitte pitches 11-week mining data revamp
Deloitte Canada executives Marius van Jaarsveld and Kay Ampofo in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT…
Opinion: Can Kyrgyzstan’s mining reset work?
As 2025 ebbed away, a high-level government delegation from Kyrgyzstan met with mining investors in a non-descript meeting room in London to discuss a delicate…
Panama counts cost of First Quantum’s mine closure
Panama’s economy and labour market have taken a significant hit following the 2023 shutdown of First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine, with new…
Trilogy to seek FAST-41 status for Alaska copper project
Trilogy Metals (TSX: TMQ; NYSE-A: TMQ) said its Ambler Metals joint venture will seek inclusion under the FAST-41 speedy permits program for its Arctic copper-zinc-lead-gold-silver…
Assays, permits spur BMC’s $1B zinc-copper KZK project
BMC Minerals’ (ASX: BMC) has hit the ground running this spring, with drills cutting high-grade massive sulphide mineralization in the Krakatoa zone at its Kudz…
Chile targets faster permits to unlock $100B pipeline
Chile is moving to accelerate mining permit approvals to unlock more than $100 billion in investment and revive momentum in its cornerstone copper sector, Economy…
Environmental group sues US Interior for approving rare earth mining in Mojave Desert
An environmental advocacy group is suing the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its decision to greenlight a rare earth mining project located within the…
Gold Basin fires CEO for alleged misconduct
Gold Basin Resources (TSXV: GXX; US-OTC: GXXFF), a junior explorer where Canex Metals (TSXV: CANX) is reasserting control, terminated president and interim CEO Charles Straw…
Canada’s antimony gap shows as Iran war sharpens focus on defence metals
The war with Iran has pushed antimony further out of the shadows, highlighting the metal’s modern use in explosive formulations, flares and infrared sensors. The…
Shut Nova Scotia mine may hold $118M in gold
St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has secured Nova Scotia’s approval to process about three million tonnes of ore remaining at the closed Touquoy gold mine. The…
Hancock, Rio Tinto ordered to pay Hope Downs royalties to ex-partners
Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and partner Rio Tinto (LSE, NYSE, ASX: RIO) must pay millions of dollars in past and future royalties after…