Uranium supply could dry up by 2080s: OECD, UN
Global uranium reserves could be exhausted by the 2080s if demand for nuclear energy continues expanding at its current pace, the Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency and the UN’s International Atomic…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
JV Article: Why end-to-end optimization isn’t optional
Yokogawa Electric, a Tokyo-headquartered electrical engineering and software company, is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year (just like The Northern Miner!) with a new strategy to manage mining operations from…
PDAC video: Novo Resources seeks copper amid exploration funding crunch, exec says
Novo Resources (TSX: NVO; ASX: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF) is shifting from a pure gold play to include copper as it prepares to launch a drilling program in New South Wales,…
Galan Lithium rejects $150M bid for Argentine projects
Australia’s Galan Lithium (ASX: GLN) has rejected a $150-million (C$215-million) offer from Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and Renault Group to acquire its stake in the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) and Candelas…
Earth AI unveils six mineral prospects in Australia
Clean energy metals explorer Earth AI says it has discovered six new mineral prospects containing tungsten, cobalt and gold across its tenements in Australia. The company identified the prospects by…
Gold Road rejects $3B takeover bid from Gold Fields
Australia’s Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) has rejected a A$3.3 billion (C$2.97 billion) takeover bid from South Africa’s Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI), calling the offer “highly opportunistic” and saying it undervalued…
Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global
Gold was once again the dominant theme of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals within the precious and base metals mining space in 2024, accounting for 70% of the year’s transaction…
PDAC 2025 JV video: AMC Consultants warns juniors ‘complacency could prove costly’
Consulting engineering firm AMC Consultants advises companies on cutting costs and streamlining operations to withstand economic and policy pressures, regional manager Gene Tucker said. He warned that “complacency could prove…
JV article: Novo explores three projects for earn-ins
Novo Resources (TSX, ASX: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF), a Vancouver and Perth-based gold explorer, has committed to an exploration program at three recently optioned and staked properties in Australia. “All three…
Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals
Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record risk increase in 47 countries since 2020.
Palliser pressures Rio Tinto to drop dual listing
Activist investor Palliser Capital is urging the chair of Rio Tinto (NYSE, ASX, LSE: RIO), the world’s second largest miner, to abandon its primary London listing and unify its corporate…
PDAC shows urgency of getting shovels in ground
Time is of the essence if miners are to deliver the minerals needed to power the energy transition. That sense of urgency was front and centre this week as Toronto…