Rio exits Diavik as Canada’s diamond boom flickers
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) said it’s produced its final diamonds from the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, bringing to a close one of the country’s most significant mining…
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Energy Fuels notches first terbium rare earths output
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has produced its first kilogram of terbium oxide from the White Mesa mill in Utah, marking another step in its domestic heavy rare earths…
Pan American sees lower Mexico mine expansion costs
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) unveiled a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that cuts the projected cost of expanding the La Colorada mine in Mexico by almost one-third while…
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)…
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…
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: 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…
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…
Gold coin giveaway, AI in mining talk for U of T students
It was a golden day for Jiahe Huang, literally. The fourth-year mining engineering student at the University of Toronto walked into a session on mining careers and AI, and walked…
Nevada King surges as Centerra takes 9.9% stake
Canadian miner Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) is paying $10 million (US$7.3 million) for a minority stake in junior Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) to boost its…
Atco backs Nunavut road project with $10M investment
Utilities and infrastructure company Atco (TSX: ACO.X) is investing $10 million (US$7.2 million) for a 40% stake in Inuit-backed West Kitikmeot Resources (WKR), which is developing a project that would…