The United States needs to smooth out its mine permitting processes, conduct more geological surveys and make the most of its mining relationship with Canada, if it wants to contend with a competitive critical minerals market, researcher Duncan Wood said at The Northern Miner's quarterly Global Mining Symposium in late May. The vice-president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center,...Read More

Salazar Resources (TSX-V: SRL) and Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN) continue to expand their footprint in Ecuador with the government approving the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for their Curipamba-El Domo gold and copper project.The technical endorsement paves the way for the citizen participation process, final environmental licence issuance and construction decision in the...Read More

There's already one going on in Ukraine. But did President Biden just increase the chances of another shooting war, this one with China? Let's get started, first in Ukraine...Russia's assault is slow and brutal, but it is proving effective in achieving Russia's goals.Those objectives include building a land bridge from Russian territory to Crimea (and possibly beyond to Odessa), cutting Ukraine of...Read More

There's a new trend that has been sweeping YouTube with hundreds of videos - one that claims you can earn hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars with this hobby.It's called "coin roll hunting." And it's pretty much exactly what you imagine it is: searching through rolls of coins to hunt for collectible and valuable coinage.The main thing most hunters are looking for are old 90% sil...Read More

In February 2022, copper explorer Aranjin Resources Ltd announced a joint venture agreement in Mongolia with lithium explorer ION Energy. The alliance leverages the technical expertise of the two teams, provides access to each other's tenements and allows Aranjin (listed on the TSX Venture Exchange) to benefit from ION's strong track record in Mongolia.The deal between Aranjin and ION is innovativ...Read More

The company produced 6.1 million ounces of silver, 3,400oz of gold, 64.4 million pounds of lead and 26.8 million pounds of zinc in fiscal 2022 from its Ying mining district in Henan province at a peer-group leading all-in sustaining cost of US$8.77 per ounce, giving it a margin of 40.7%, compared with the peer group average of about 35%.Production could potentially double starting in calendar 2024...Read More

FPX Nickel is a publicly-traded company in Canada and the USA with a focus on developing a large source of low-cost, low-carbon nickel for electric vehicle b...Read full newsRead More

Share this article TORONTO - Yamana Gold Inc. [YRI-TSX, AUY-NYSE] is set to be acquired by South African giant Gold Fields Ltd. [GFI-NYSE] in a share exchange transaction worth US$6.7 billion. The combined company is expected to rank as the globe's third largest gold producer and fourth largest by market capitalization.Yamana is a Canadian precious metals producer with significant gold and silver...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesForan is planning to mine a 4,400-tonne bulk sample to confirm metallurgical test-work and further optimize process design after receiving the permit which allows the c...Read More

Metron worked through historical, geological, geochemical, and geophysical information from the concessions to generate probability maps for the Lost Cities and likelihood ratio surfaces showingRead More

Marrone is far from thinking about retirement or resting on his laurels, which will include a change of control payment of around US$26 million. "There are plenty of opportunities in this industry.Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningAs part of a planned C$3 million private placement, Kinross will acquire around 9.9% of the issued and outstanding common shares of E2Gold following the cl...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A diamond merchant accused of smuggling $26m of diamonds has been arrested by customs officials at Delhi airport.  Meet Kachhadiya, who ran a Universal Diamonds, in Surat's Sachin Special Economic Zone (SEZ), allegedly evaded duty when he exported 30 consignments of "lab grown" diamonds to Hong Kong from February 2021 to May 2021.   He'd reportedly been evading...Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningLong-time poll leader Petro won the first round as expected with about 40% of the vote, but centrist populist outsider Hernandez surprised many by taking 2...Read More

IsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesCopper Fox is brim-full of potentialSPONSOREDcopper fox metalsOrford eyes massive nickel sulphides at West RaglanSPONSOREDorford miningCarter will be responsible for the firm's platinum group metals operations in the US and projects and exploration activities in Argentina.Read More

With the aim of rebalancing its portfolio towards metals needed for the world's energy transition, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) will look to finish building its biggest ever project, the Quebrada Blanca phase 2 (QB2) in Chile, by the end of 2022 and double its copper production. In an interview with The Northern Miner, Teck's COO Red Conger said the project, which had initial...Read More

Holders of cryptocurrencies are reeling after a brutal year-to-date, with a catastrophic April and May serving to remind investors of the dangers in relying upon such ephemeral stores of wealth. The Financial Times estimates that more than US$1 trillion has been wiped from the value of crypto assets in the five months to the end of May. Losers include Vitalik Buterin (creator of the Ethereum b...Read More

This week's episode features Duncan Wood, vice-president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Naimul Karim. Duncan discusses how the United States lags far behind China when it comes to stockpiling natural resources, as well as the recent nationalization of lithium in Mexico and the implications for the industry.All...Read More

Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing mineralized feed from the company's Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project. This hydrometallurgy program, which started in December 2021 and includes pilot plant operations, is being conducted by SGS Lakefield.Over 20 tests on several concentrate samples have been completed to date,...Read More

South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada's Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) in an all-share deal worth US$6.7 billion, which will make it the world's fourth-largest gold producer.Under the terms of the deal, Yamana's shareholders will receive 0.6 of a Gold Field share for each outstanding share in Yamana, representing a 34% premium to its average share price over the...Read More