Peru’s political crisis puts mining in the crosshairs
Peru’s ongoing political crisis spells more trouble for miners in the world’s No. 2 copper producing nation, following two years marked by increasingly frequent protests…
Opinion/Commentary
The view from England: Unfortunate alliances by mining leaders
Just brilliant! The mining industry is in urgent need of redemption but, at conferences in January, mining executives have aligned themselves with the Kingdom of…
NI 43-101 consultation shows divide between regulators and industry
In the wake of the Bre-X Minerals gold salting fraud of the late 1990s, Canada’s regulators introduced National Instrument 43-101 in 2001. The regulation, which…
Five trends that defined 2022
The Northern Miner has put together a list of five trends we believe encapsulate the drama of 2022. 1 Geopolitical ‘curveballs’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Precious metals outlook: CPM Group sees sharp rise for gold — but not until 2024
There are several key elements to having a rational view of likely price movements in precious metals in 2023. The first is accurately understanding what…
Mining’s biggest future challenges will be meeting sustainability expectations – and adapting to the metaverse
We present the winner of the 2022 Northern Miner Scholarship, part of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund. Entrants were asked to write an essay…
The Northern Miner’s most clicked stories of 2022
As we end off 2022, The Northern Miner takes a look at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website from Jan. 1 to Dec….
How Brazil is becoming a global leader in the production of green metals
For years, Brazil was overlooked as a favourable mining jurisdiction within South America. But what’s recently become apparent is that times are changing. The countries…
The view from England: Coal mine approval a seasonal gift from UK government
Gifts have been exchanged in England during December since before the building of Stonehenge 5,000 years ago. Back then our Neolithic ancestors were celebrating the…
Will Indigenous-led impact assessments help or hinder mine project approvals?
In Ontario, Anishnawbek peoples have been mining copper for more than 4,000 years. They practiced sustainable mining methods by limiting their disturbance to the land,…
2023: Outlook not so good
You don’t need a magic eight ball to know that 2023 is probably going to be a tough year. As 2022 comes to a close,…
Crypto’s Bre-X moment means regulations are finally on the way
There’s got to be a sense of schadenfreude in some circles of the mining business watching the implosion of FTX this month. Somehow, cryptocurrencies have…