How mining figures in the BC election
The NDP and Conservative parties vying to govern British Columbia agree critical minerals projects need to be fast-tracked through permit stages. This week they released their platforms on mining. Premier…
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Video: Gold rally leaves hesitant Western investors in the dust, fund manager says
Most Western investors have missed the record gold rally, remaining hesitant while waiting for a price correction that may never come, Liechtenstein-based gold fund manager Ronald-Peter Stöferle says in a…
Rio Tinto offers early termination to Diavik diamond workers in Northwest Territories: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is offering early termination for employees at its Diavik diamond mine, Canada’s largest gem producer, as part of cost savings ahead of…
Drill hits deepen deposit size at Renegade Gold’s Newman Todd in Red Lake
Recent drill results from Renegade Gold (TSXV: RAGE; US-OTC: TGLDF) increases mineralization at its Newman Todd deposit in northwestern Ontario, building on previous high-grade results this month showing mineralization goes…
Rio Tinto battles ‘misinformation’ over Serbia lithium mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is boosting efforts to win public support for its US$2.4-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which has been halted since 2022 because…
YMP celebrates 2024 Eira Thomas and Peter Munk award winners
Scott Berdahl a Yukon-based geologist with a lifetime of experience prospecting in the bush and Ella Cullen, a New Zealander now living in Portugal who co-founded a business focused on…
Podcast: Management surfaces as key issue at precious metals conferences, ft western editor Henry Lazenby
This week’s episode features Northern Miner western editor Henry Lazenby in discussion with host Adrian Pocobelli on key insights from two major events in September 2024: the Precious Metals Summit…
Denison deal shows slumping battery metals benefiting uranium sector
Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (CSE: FAT; NASDAQ: FMST), a junior with early-stage projects in Quebec and Manitoba, is pivoting into uranium through a cash and shares earn-in deal with Denison…
Video: Gold miners face skepticism, even as metal price rises, Denver Gold exec says
Gold at all-time highs has pushed up miners’ margins, but companies are opting for restraint and avoiding the temptations of past bull cycles, Denver Gold Group executive director Tim Wood…
Washington mulls US$456M loan for American Rare Earths project capex in Wyoming
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR; US-OTC: ARRNF) gained after reporting the United States is considering US$456 million in debt financing for the company’s Halleck Creek Wyoming project, one of the world’s…
Summit Minerals buys parcel to grow Brazil niobium project
Summit Minerals (ASX: SUM) has expanded its Equador niobium and tantalum project in northeast Brazil with the acquisition of a small tenement beside the project from RTB Geologia and Mineracao,…
Video: ‘We don’t need M&A to grow,’ B2Gold CEO says
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) has had a rough year with falling production in Mali and a delay in first gold and rising costs at its Goose project in Nunavut….