Wesdome to acquire Angus Gold in $28M deal
The transaction quadruples Wesdome’s land position at the Eagle River gold operation in Ontario.
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China retaliates with more curbs on rare earth exports
China fought back against United States President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs Friday by slapping immediate export restrictions on key rare earth elements in a move that could potentially endanger the…
Diversify trade to survive tariffs, O’Toole says
Canada must respond to U.S. tariffs by finding new European trade partners in defence, the energy transition and green technology, according to the former head of the country’s Conservative Party….
PDAC JV video: Olympio Metals outlines drilling in Quebec’s Cadillac Break
Olympio Metals (ASX: OLY) is to start drilling up to 10,000 metres in the Cadillac Break of Quebec’s Abitibi region after securing an option on the Bousquet gold project, managing…
Crater Lake’s scandium resource boosted 38%
Scandium Canada (TSXV: SCD) said new data show a 38% increase in indicated resources at its Crater Lake project in northern Quebec. Indicated resources in Crater Lake’s TG zone are…
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 JV video: Power Metallic adds drills to expand Nisk, CEO says
Power Metallic (TSXV: PNPN; OTCBB: PNPNF), previously known as Power Nickel, raised $50 million in February to support exploration at its Nisk project in northwestern Quebec, CEO Terry Lynch says….
Miners join post-tariff stock selloff
A widely followed gauge of mining stocks plunged by more than 4% as worldwide markets sank a day after United States President Donald Trump imposed global reciprocal tariffs. The S&P/TSX…
Peru’s Alpayana boosts hostile bid for Sierra by 31%
Peruvian miner Alpayana sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) by 31% after the Canadian company rejected its initial salvo. The stock surged. Alpayana is now offering C$1.11 (US79¢)…
PDAC video: Energy Fuels produces rare earths using fast process, CEO says
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has commissioned a $20-million rare earths separation plant in Utah in record time, CEO Mark Chalmers says in a new video. It made on-spec…
TNM Editorial: The price of metals, the value of elections
To help mark 110 years at The Northern Miner, we’ve started a feature each month to include some Blasts from the Past. Take a look at page 39 in the…
Funding propels Fortune closer to NWT bismuth decision
Cross-border government aid is helping Canada’s Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) approach a construction decision next year on its main Nico cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper deposit in the Northwest Territories. Fortune secured grants last…