Ottawa finally matches $1B Ring of Fire funds
Ottawa has pledged up to $1 billion (US$712 million) to help build roads into Ontario’s Ring of Fire, backing a long-delayed route to undeveloped critical mineral deposits. The three-year commitment,…
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Mining Forum video: Majors are waking up to discoveries, fund manager says
Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop is targeting new discoveries and mines nearing production to capture gains from a commodities rally he says could last for decades. The Netherlands-based fund,…
Seville MMH: Spain’s next mines hinge on funding
Financing Spain’s next mines depends on giving investors credible development schedules, yet uncertain approvals make it difficult to plan major spending, developers told the Mining and Minerals Hall conference. The…
Spain hunts hidden metals with €197M plan
Spain aims to begin airborne mineral surveys covering 100,000 sq. km within weeks, while explorers press for clearer spending plans and access to the results of a national effort to…
Magna targets late-2027 ore sales at Crean Hill
Magna Mining (TSX: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) on Tuesday approved construction to start next year at its past-producing Crean Hill project in Ontario, advancing plans to become a three-mine producer in…
Seabed rocks catch fire during lab tests
Metal-rich rocks recovered from the Pacific Ocean began smoking and heating when researchers broke them apart in a laboratory, highlighting a potential fire hazard for mining seafloor sulphide deposits. Two…
US Project Vault readies $1B loan blitz for industry
Federal-backed financing aims to help US manufacturers secure essential metals and materials amid supply risks.
Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus
The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production is forecast at 3.87 million…
JPMorgan names critical minerals chief for $1.5T push
JPMorganChase (NYSE: JPM) has appointed Andrew Frame to lead critical minerals investment efforts under its $1.5-trillion (C$2.1 trillion) Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI), placing him at the centre of a…
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…
Levack restart puts Magna on two-mine path
Magna Mining (TSX: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) has approved a $70-million (US$49 million) restart of its Levack nickel-copper mine near Sudbury, Ont., targeting commercial production by mid-2028. Thursday’s preliminary economic assessment…
Canada’s miners must seize political opening: Gratton
Canada’s mining industry has won the political support needed to reverse years of decline, outgoing Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton said Tuesday. Companies now need…