Lithium’s $100B question: Who will build 134 new mines?
Global lithium demand is expected to more than triple by 2050, equivalent to the output of 134 new mines and more than $100 billion (C$139.8 billion) in investment before accounting…
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Digital gold could triple by 2031, WGC estimates
Digital gold could bring $95 billion (C$135 billion) in new money into bullion by 2031 if providers can win investors’ trust, the World Gold Council and Boston Consulting Group estimate….
Brazil survey plan could give big miners first claims
Brazil’s geological survey is considering giving companies that help pay for airborne surveys temporary exclusive access to the results, raising concerns that large funders could secure promising exploration ground before…
Copper surplus to widen as refined output rebounds
The global refined copper surplus is expected to more than triple next year as production growth outpaces consumption, despite demand from electrification, artificial intelligence and data centres, the International Copper…
Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus
The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production is forecast at 3.87 million…
Women hold just 12% of top Australian mining jobs
Women in Australia’s mining industry are promoted at higher rates than men but remain underrepresented in its most senior leadership positions, according to new research released Tuesday. CEO and head-of-business…
Sponsored video: Barton Gold targets richer starter pits at Tunkillia
Barton Gold CEO Alexander Scanlon in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Barton Gold and produced in co-operation…
Gold council urges miners to name refiners
Gold miners are being urged to identify the refiners receiving metal from each operating mine under a World Gold Council disclosure framework aimed at making legitimate gold flows easier to…
Hot Chili drills shallow copper, gold in Chile
New drilling by Glencore (LSE: GLEN)-backed Hot Chili (ASX, TSX-V: HCH; US-OTC: HHLKF) has extended shallow copper-gold mineralization at its La Verde porphyry discovery in coastal Chile, strengthening the case…
Gold Mountain targets WWII tungsten mine in Brazil
Gold Mountain (ASX: GMN) is weighing the revival of a Brazilian tungsten mine that began during the Second World War after securing a 12-month exclusive right to acquire the property…
Sponsored video: Adyton grows PNG resource as Wapolu restart nears
Adyton Resources (TSXV: ADY; US-OTC: ADYRF) MD Tim Crossley in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Adyton Resources…
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 placed it on the tiny…