China, Ecuador sign $1.7B deal on gold project
Ecuador has signed a $1.7-billion (C$2.32-billion) mining contract with China’s CMOC Group for the Los Cangrejos project, one of the country’s largest gold deposits, a move that could establish a…
Regulatory Issues
Rare Earths Americas seeks $368M IPO valuation
Rare Earths Americas said on Tuesday it is targeting a valuation of up to $368 million in its initial public offering in the United States, banking on investor demand for…
Barrick names North America team ahead of IPO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) announced on Tuesday the members of the new executive leadership team for its North American operations as the miner advances plans to pursue an…
US Mint gold source tied to criminal networks in Colombia: New York Times
The United States is increasingly being drawn into the opaque supply chains of illicit mining after an investigation by The New York Times tied some of its gold supply to…
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 under the FAST-41 program. Shares…
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 paid for by Deloitte Canada…
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 new initiative: a reset between…
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 analysis detailing lost growth, jobs…
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 project in Alaska after kicking…
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 Ke Kayah (KZK) zinc-lead-copper project…
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 and Mining Minister Daniel Mas said…
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 Mojave National Preserve a year…