Juno wins discovery award for Big Thunder
Private Ontario explorer Juno Corp. has won the Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award from the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA) for its Big Thunder gold discoveries in the…
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La Mancha’s $50M Greenheart Gold deal deepens Guiana Shield exposure
La Mancha Resource Capital is building its position in the Guiana Shield after investing C$50 million ($37 million) to become the largest single shareholder in Suriname-focused Greenheart Gold (TSXV: GHRT; US-OTC:…
Gold price nears month high as Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, easing inflation concerns
Gold jumped to its highest in nearly a month after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz for commercial traffic, alleviating investor concerns of a prolonged war and further pressure on…
USA Rare Earth produces first commercial-grade yttrium
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) produced yttrium commercially for the first time, another step in the miner’s efforts to create a rare earth value chain capable of serving Western markets….
Chinalco bets $1.7B on Peru mine turnaround
Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco) is investing about $1.7 billion to overhaul its Toromocho mine in Peru, adding molybdenum output to drive a long-awaited turnaround. The upgrade at the site…
BC exploration spending sets record on copper appetite
Exploration spending in British Columbia set a new record last year as junior miners turned on the tap amid sustained appetite for copper projects. Exploration and evaluation expenditures in the…
‘Myopic’ World Bank must shift to critical minerals from climate change, Bessent says
The U.S. government is pressing the world’s top development lenders to pivot towards funding critical minerals projects in an effort to bolster a supply chain that’s dominated by China. Speaking…
Blue Moon outlines 1% copper mine in Norway
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) says a newly feasibility study for its Nussir copper project in northern Norway has confirmed what it calls a “long-life asset with strong…
Uranium Royalty to buy Sweetwater in $1.1B deal
Canada’s Uranium Royalty (TSX: URC; Nasdaq: UROY) agreed to buy privately held Sweetwater Royalties for about $1.1 billion (C$1.5 billion) to diversify and capitalize on rising demand for nuclear fuel….
Wolfden’s zinc-silver resource may revive Bathurst camp
An initial estimate for Wolfden Resources’ (TSXV: WLF) Canoe Landing deposit outlines strong zinc and silver grades, marking the first modern resource at Wolfden’s multi-target Tetagouche property inside New Brunswick’s…
Sponsored: Mercur could reshape Revival Gold
Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) CEO Hugh Agro chats with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan about the past-producing Mercur gold project in Utah. Watch the full conversation:…
US backs firms for first gallium in 40 years
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding five companies to help establish a domestic supply chain for gallium, a critical material for the defence and semiconductor sectors that America hasn’t…