West Red Lake Gold begins test mining at past-producing Madsen
The program will run for four months to support restarting production next year.
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First Phosphate touts battery acid from Quebec rock ‘rarer than gold’
First Phosphate (CSE: PHOS; US-OTC: FRSPF) has posted an initial phosphate resource for its Bégin-Lamarche project in Quebec after choosing a plant site to process the material for lithium iron…
What miners should know about the voluntary carbon credit market
Three years ago, the London-based International Council on Mining and Metals announced a bold commitment: the world’s 28 largest mining companies pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This…
Asante Gold grows Bibiani output with third satellite pit
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE) has begun mining from the Russel starter pit at its Bibiani gold mine in Ghana, after receiving all necessary permits earlier this week. The company is…
AMG Critical Materials opens Europe’s first lithium hydroxide refinery
AMG Critical Materials has opened Europe’s first lithium hydroxide refinery in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The refinery, where commissioning of the first of five modules planned for its site has begun, is…
US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cleared on Thursday one of the final regulatory hurdles for ioneer’s (ASX: INR) Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, a project that would…
Fed cuts rate by 0.5%, gold rises
The United States Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5% on Wednesday as the majority of analysts expected. Gold…
Publisher’s note: The Northern Miner’s commitment to independent reporting
For over a century, The Northern Miner has stood as a pillar of journalism within the mining and metals industry. We recognize the vital role that mining plays in the…
How the natural diamond industry could have taken down its lab-grown competition
Years ago, I noticed a plaque hanging on the wall in a private equity group in London’s Mayfair that read: “The Roman Empire wasn’t built by holding committee meetings; it…
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling
Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSXV: ELBM) has launched the Aki Battery Recycling joint venture with Indigenous economic development firm Three Fires Group to find critical minerals in scrap. The…
Atlantic Lithium within ‘touching distance’ of building Ghana’s first lithium mine
Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11) reported a $12.4 million loss for the year ending June 2024, up slightly from the previous year’s loss of $11.5 million, as the company…
CanAlaska Uranium’s high-grade hits hint at Pike zone strength
Results from CanAlaska Uranium‘s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) summer drilling program continue to reveal the potential of its Pike zone on the West McArthur project, a joint venture with Cameco…