SSR Mining sells Çöpler mine stake for $1.5B
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; Nasdaq: SSRM) shares rose 6.6% on Wednesday after the Canadian miner agreed to sell its 80% stake in Turkey’s Çöpler mine for $1.5 billion (C$2.07 billion)…
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Deep Sea Minerals seeks Pacific exploration license
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it’s seeking the right to explore for polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. The application, submitted to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Albemarle starts $3.1B Chile DLE permit process
U.S. lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) has started the environmental review for a $3.1 billion (C$4.3 billion) lithium project in Chile that will deploy Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology to…
Makor enters Zambia with $30M copper plan
Makor Resources has become the latest entrant in Zambia’s copper mining sector, outlining plans to invest as much as US$30 million ($42 million) to advance a pipeline of district-scale projects….
Video at PDAC: Paladin pushes Namibia uranium ramp-up, PLS permit
Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) expects its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia to reach full production by the end of June, just as a supply gap opens, CEO Paul…
Sponsored Video: Gunnison targets US copper gap with Arizona mine
Gunisson Copper Senior Vice-President & CFO Craig Hallworth speaks with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murgan early this month at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention in…
Sponsored Video: Abitibi drill results, vanadium batteries power Sparton outlook
Sparton Resources President & CEO Lee Barker speaks with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. The preceding Sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT sponsored by Sparton Resources and produced in co-operation…
Prolonged Iran war would hammer top copper miners
A prolonged Iran conflict could push copper into surplus and sharply cut earnings for major producers, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Oil above $150 a barrel in a drawn-out war that…
Podcast: Reuters’ Andy Home on Strait of Hormuz, aluminum supply concerns, tungsten
This week’s episode features Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist at Reuters, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the aluminum market and recent developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Home…
Central banks’ gold buying momentum carries into 2026
Central banks remained firm buyers of gold in January even as prices were skyrocketing to records — though the institutions’ appetite for bullion could face a stern test amid rising…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest bonus prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest instalment of our ongoing Great Canadian Treasure Hunt…
U.S. joins $1T mineral security consortium
The United States plans to commit $250 million towards a new investment vehicle aimed at securing critical mineral and energy supply chains, as Washington steps up efforts to counter geopolitical…