The Northern Miner’s top 10 most clicked stories of 2023
As we start 2024, The Northern Miner takes a look back at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website in 2023. No. 1: Video – Robert Friedland warns we’re ‘on the…
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The biggest global mining news of 2023
The mining world was pulled in all directions in 2023: the collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, a bad year for cobalt and nickel, Chinese critical mineral moves, gold’s…
Federal critical mineral research needs more cash, hears US House committee
U.S. critical mineral supply chains need more funding if national security needs are to be met, says GreenMet CEO Drew Horn. Horne was one of five witnesses giving testimony during…
Northern Dynasty closes $23M in financings to support Pebble project
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) has closed its recently announced convertible note and private placement financings for respective totals of US$15 million and $3.42 million, which the company…
Cordoba’s Alacran feasibility unlocks US$40M payment from Chinese partner
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) has delivered a feasibility study for its Alacran joint venture in Colombia that outlines a US$420.4-million copper project with a 14.2-year mine life. China’s…
Rio Tinto’s Nuton, Arizona Sonoran Copper ink option to earn 40% on Cactus project
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU) stock closed 10% higher in Toronto Thursday after the company signed a deal that could make a Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) subsidiary a…
Seabridge confirms new porphyry discovery at Iskut property in BC
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) (NYSE: SA) has achieved its 2023 goal of finding a new porphyry mineral system from drilling on the Snip North target of its Iskut property in…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has launched a four-continent search for lithium, the coveted metal used in batteries that power electric…
Anglo American’s falling shares fuel takeover rumours
Speculation about Anglo American (LSE: AAL) becoming the target of a takeover by a rival or a private equity firm keeps mounting, as shares in the diversified miner continue to…
Solaris taps US$80M Orion financing to advance Warintza copper project in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) has secured US$80 million in funding from Orion Mine Finance Management for the Warintza copper-gold project in Ecuador. The deal is made up of US$60…
First Quantum appeals for access to Cobre Panama to safeguard environment
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) has requested the Panama government help restore its access to the Cobre Panamá copper mine, which it was forced to shut earlier this month, in…
Kefi Gold and Copper’s Tulu Kapi build to put Ethiopia on global mining map
After three tumultuous years of civil war in Ethiopia, the founder of Kefi Gold and Copper (AIM: KEFI) pinches himself over the East African country’s emergence as a mining investment destination. Harry…