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Covering mining’s projects, people, and sticky challenges

This will be my last editorial for The Northern Miner after 19 years here, and with its sister publications. In December, I’m […]

Alisha Hiyate | November 27, 2024 | 1:40 pm

Lithium Ionic advances project financing with LOI for $266m

The funding represents 100% of the capital expenditure outlined in…

Bruno Venditti | November 27, 2024 | 9:17 am

Gina Rinehart closer to opening contended coal mine in Canada

Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has moved closer to reviving…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2024 | 3:46 am

Four Barrick Gold employees detained in Mali

Employees of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine were detained amid the government's…

Staff Writer | November 26, 2024 | 10:42 am

SmithCo introduces kingpin housing design

SmithCo has introduced a new patent-pending kingpin housing that the…

Joseph Quesnel | November 21, 2024 | 8:40 am

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near ISAL smelter

Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) announced a collaboration deal with Carbfix, an academic-industrial partnership that developed a novel approach to capturing and storing […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2021 | 6:06 am

MacLean powers up underground with Freudenberg batteries

Freudenberg battery companies XALT Energy and Freudenberg Battery Power Systems have forged a successful relationship with MacLean Engineering, the largest Canadian-based mining equipment […]

Marilyn Scales | October 26, 2021 | 12:23 pm

Advance Gold files patent application for better recovery of lithium, potassium

Advance Gold (TSXV: AAX) has filed a patent application for a more environmentally friendly method of recovering lithium and potassium that uses […]

Marilyn Scales | October 26, 2021 | 12:18 pm

New Found Gold doubles Queensway drill campaign to 400,000 metres

New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE: NFGC) is expanding its drilling program to 400,000 metres at its 100%-owned Queensway project, 15 km […]

Marilyn Scales | October 25, 2021 | 9:17 am

What automation, AI, AR, robotics mean for the future of work in mining

Technological advancements like automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and robotics taking place in parallel with the growing attention to environmental, social and […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2021 | 12:39 pm