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Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek […]

Blair McBride | February 5, 2026 | 11:19 am

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP)…

Blair McBride | February 3, 2026 | 10:00 am

Boom! without the bust: Britannia Mine Museum turns 50 – From company town to common ground, heritage site explores copper’s role

🎥 Watch the video: [English] [French] 🗞 Read the article in…

Northern Miner Staff | January 29, 2026 | 12:35 pm

TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue

The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest bonus…

Northern Miner Staff | January 27, 2026 | 1:00 pm

Founders Metals boosts land holding, drilling

Founders Metals, (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) one of the most advanced gold…

Blair McBride | January 9, 2026 | 11:59 am

Previously unknown mineralogy of deep earth unveiled

New experiments suggest that earth’s deeper lower mantle likely has a mineralogy different from the shallower lower mantle.

Staff Writer | November 7, 2022 | 5:05 am

Battery metals deployment rises as EV sales continue to climb

During the first half of 2022, 117,200 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) were deployed onto roads globally in the batteries of […]

Staff Writer | November 6, 2022 | 7:49 am

Aluminum-based material can scrub CO2 from coal-fired power plants’ exhaust

An international team of researchers is proposing the idea of using aluminum formate – a metal-organic framework (MOF) – to remove carbon […]

Staff Writer | November 6, 2022 | 7:40 am

Law that exonerates bankrupt mining companies from environmental assessments rejected by Peruvian Ministry of Environment

The Peruvian Ministry of Environment (Minam) issued a media statement over the weekend rejecting Congress’ approval of bill 412, which exonerates mining […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 5, 2022 | 3:33 pm