Editorial: Quebec’s new power rationing
This editorial appeared in The Northern Miner’s October print edition, which features a special focus on Quebec’s mining industry. As the province pursues new mines and mineral-processing plants, we examine…
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Rio Tinto to expand metals trading beyond own output
Rio Tinto (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) plans to expand its metals trading business into third-party material and derivatives as chief executive Simon Trott seeks to squeeze more value from the…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according to an updated database compiled…
Mining leads Carney’s $1T investor pitchbook
Mining projects dominate the investment prospectus Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will put before global investors in Toronto next week, reported to account for 63 of its 167 opportunities. LithiumBank…
Rio Tinto buys Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore, Mitsubishi
The deal comes as Rio Tinto looks to end operations at its Gove bauxite mine in Australia’s Northern Territory by 2030.
Government cash reshaping mining finance: report
As the United States announces more investments in mining and processing, mining companies and the general public need to be more aware of how the trend is changing the government’s…
Junior funding model blamed for mine delays
The mining industry’s exploration financing model leaves junior companies ill-equipped to address environmental and social issues that later delay mine approvals, the Washington, D.C.-based Trust, Accountability and Inclusion (TAI) Collaborative…
Top 10 global miners: Zijin’s expansion pays off
Zijin Mining’s (SSE: 601899; SEHK: 2899) expansion strategy paid dividends as the Chinese miner topped global peers located outside North America and Australia for market capitalization. Attributable net income for 2025 jumped 62% to a…
Top 10 US miners: Southern Copper, Newmont lead pack
Rising metals prices helped global miners Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), Newmont (NYSE: NEM) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) extend their dominance of U.S. peers in terms of both market capitalization and earnings. Southern…
AI boom lifts mining while competing for power
Alberta’s data-centre rush is spilling onto mine development, with E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) saying opposition to nearby proposals is tarnishing the goodwill it built for its Clearwater lithium project. Facebook owner Meta…
Editorial: Industrial power returns
For much of the past three decades, mining executives struggled to convince governments that minerals were strategic assets. They no longer have to make that case because the world has made it…
South32 sells aluminum businesses to Alcoa for $5.6B
Australia’s South32 (ASX: S32) has agreed to sell nearly its entire aluminum portfolio to Alcoa (NYSE: AA; ASX: AAI) in a deal valued at up to $5.6 billion (C$7.9 billion)….