Mining companies raise $2.4B in a month
Mining companies raised $2.4 billion (US$1.69 billion) in the month through Oct. 15, led by Osisko Gold Group’s debt and equity financings for its Cariboo…
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Spotlight: Four US juniors drill for scale – Part 2
The second instalment of our U.S. exploration spotlight features four juniors testing whether early drill results point to deposits with room to grow. In Arizona,…
Discovery beats forecasts despite higher gold costs
Discovery Mining (TSX: DSV; US-OTC: DSVSF) reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings as lower depreciation helped offset rising gold costs at its Porcupine operations in Ontario.Adjusted earnings…
Spotlight: Four US early exploration bets
A gold-copper intercept below old workings in Montana and a U.S. defence award for nickel exploration in Michigan show two ways early-stage projects can advance….
Xplor video: Quebec miners push to end duplicate project reviews
Quebec’s miners are pressing Ottawa and the province to coordinate environmental reviews and shorten approval timelines to help restore the industry’s competitiveness, Quebec Mining Association…
Turkey orders 11 detentions after deadly steel blast
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 11 people, including steelmaker Habaş’s chairman, after an explosion at its plant in western Turkey killed at least…
US lenders said to cool on Trump-linked tungsten plan
U.S. government lenders aren’t planning to approve $1.6 billion (C$2.26 billion) in financing for a Kazakh tungsten venture linked to President Donald Trump’s sons, amid…
Allied Gold pours first gold at Ethiopia’s Kurmuk mine
Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC; NYSE: AAUC) has poured first gold at its Kurmuk mine in Ethiopia, bringing a major growth project into production as it…
Gunnison hits rich copper and zinc in Arizona
Gunnison Copper (TSX: GCU; NYSE-A: GUNN) has confirmed a high-grade copper-zinc zone at its Strong & Harris deposit in Arizona as it tests whether a…
Scorpio hits gold beyond Nevada resource
Scorpio Gold (TSXV, Nasdaq: SGLD) has hit high-grade gold 850 metres from the core resource area at its Manhattan project in Nevada, opening a new…
Q2 maps 28-year lithium operation at Cisco
Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) estimates that developing its Cisco lithium project in Quebec would require $2.93 billion (US$2.11 billion) in initial capital, according…
Opinion: US explorers have a home advantage
Over the past four years, a group of obscure commodities has risen from the back of a science textbook to the centre of some of…
Meridian weighs $400M Cabaçal financing offers
Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO; LSE: MNO) is weighing indicative financing packages of $400 million (C$565 million) as it begins pre-construction work at its Cabaçal copper-gold…
IGO ends Nova nickel run ahead of lithium switch
IGO (ASX: IGO) has ended mining and processing at its Nova nickel operation in Western Australia after exceeding its final production targets, ahead of a…
Aston Bay’s Storm copper study puts capex at $165M
Aston Bay Holdings (TSXV: BAY; US-OTC: ATBHF) estimates developing and expanding its Storm copper project in Nunavut would cost C$164.7 million ($118.5 million), according to…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: ‘A great opportunity’—Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie talks precious metals stocks
Podcast: Brazil’s key role in Western supply chains, ft. Rare Earths Americas CEO Don Swartz
Podcast: Alexander Zolata Juarez on youth, mining and the Junior Explorers Challenge
Podcast: Tungsten supply challenges in China and the West, ft Almonty CEO Lewis Black
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Global Mining Symposium
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then,…