Opinion: The Global Hunger Games of commodities
This article caught my attention last week: ‘Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans.’ The brief: The Trump administration has said it would…
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Opinion: What about processing in this nuclear boom?
A few months ago, I joined a group of farmers discussing Saskatchewan’s modular nuclear reactor proposal. I supported the idea but raised a simple question: Where will Saskatchewan source the…
Opinion: The French connection with uranium and energy
The European Union has been shaken. Geopolitically and economically. Tensions with major gas exporter Russia have stirred the region’s long-term energy security. Higher energy prices and falling productivity have wounded…
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…
Editorial: Still drilling after all these years
The Northern Miner turns 110 this March and is looking pretty good for its age. Much better, for example, than cobalt, which is also the name of the Ontario town…
Editorial: Anarchy in the USA
When the Sex Pistols stormed onto the music scene nearly 50 years ago, one of the slogans their deft manager Malcolm McLaren tossed around was “Cash from Chaos.” Sound familiar?…
Opinion: As US tech stumbles, focus on commodities
Chinese-owned DeepSeek recently sent a shockwave through Wall Street after claiming its artificial intelligence model was made at a fraction of the cost of its United States rivals. The event…
Opinion: Trump drops a bomb on green energy
President Donald Trump has long been a supporter of traditional energy. During his campaign, he spoke negatively about electric vehicles, wind and other renewable energy sources. But in his first…
Northern Miner editorial: dualities
The start of a new year brings a lot of dualities with it, especially if one is writing when the year isn’t quite over as The Northern Miner team rushes…
Glass half-full economy powers gold higher
“Stable but underwhelming growth” is what the International Monetary Fund has projected in its World Economic Outlook, released in late October. With wars in Ukraine and on two Israeli borders…
Clues to when the next commodity boom will start abound – if you know where to look
It’s important to understand that the boom phase of a commodity cycle doesn’t kick off overnight. While there have been some green shoots — record gold prices, and copper (briefly) spiking…
How junior miners can meet the new ESG funding hurdles
The conversation around environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations in mining has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last decade, giving rise to an evolving set of requirements that companies must…