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Uranium industry revival radiates from Southwest

Decades after the United States’ large-scale uranium mining industry mushroomed in Utah and New Mexico in the 1950s, the industry is returning […]

Blair McBride | September 12, 2025 | 5:00 pm

Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations

The company continues its efforts to rescue seven workers trapped…

Staff Writer | September 12, 2025 | 9:09 am

Infographic: Why most US copper is from the Southwest

Copper mining in the four southwestern states of Arizona, Nevada,…

Blair McBride | September 10, 2025 | 11:59 am

Spotlight: Southwest United States – Part 2

Rising metal prices, demand for critical minerals and tariffs are…

Northern Miner Staff | September 9, 2025 | 11:59 am

Site visit: Gunnison taps Nuton tech as America’s newest copper producer

COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZ. — Gunnison Copper’s (TSX: GCU; US-OTC: GCUMF)…

Blair McBride | September 9, 2025 | 11:55 am

China’s largest jewellery retailer backs mined diamonds

The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), which groups the world’s seven leading diamond producers, has inked a deal with China’s top jewellery retailer Chow Tai […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2021 | 9:07 am

BHP announces first production from South Flank

Even though the announcement was expected in a few days, BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) today reported the delivery of the first […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2021 | 6:59 pm

India’s covid crisis hits De Beers diamond sales

Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, saw sales fall for a third consecutive month as India, where the […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2021 | 6:58 am

Metso Outotec to start recycling electronic waste

Metso Outotec announced the launching of its eScrap solutions portfolio for the smelting and refining of scrap derived from waste electrical and […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

Newmont buys Canada’s GT Gold for $325 million

Newmont (NYSE: NEM) (TSX: NGT), the world’s No. 1 gold miner, completed on Monday the acquisition of GT Gold, after it grabbed […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2021 | 7:01 am

Scientists find new way to calculate diamonds’ age more accurately

New research carried out at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University was able to identify the ages of individual fluid-bearing diamonds, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2021 | 6:06 am