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Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Continuing price volatility with rare earths and copper, high costs, disputes over consultation and executive shakeups have some major projects facing uncertainty […]

Northern Miner Staff | December 4, 2025 | 1:02 pm

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026

Continuing price volatility in critical minerals and rare earths, executive…

Northern Miner Staff | December 3, 2025 | 11:40 am

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to…

Blair McBride | November 28, 2025 | 2:02 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

Why trust matters for miners in advancing the global energy transition

The global transition to clean energy is creating unprecedented demand for minerals the sector produces. Minerals such as lithium, silicon, copper, and […]

Daniel Weinerman | March 7, 2023 | 2:48 pm

Not all copper is created equal in a decarbonizing world

As we enter 2023, the transition toward clean energy is intensifying. In some areas of the globe, carbon neutral idealism is giving […]

David Strang | March 7, 2023 | 1:11 pm

JV Article: Golden Arrow’s San Pietro project is in the heart of Chile’s ‘mining mecca’

When Golden Arrow Resources (TSX: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) learned that Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining wanted to exit Chile and was putting its […]

Northern Miner Staff | March 6, 2023 | 3:00 pm

The new Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit is a good start – but more support is needed

After 15 years funding Canadian exploration in more than 450 financings advancing billions of dollars to hundreds of issuers on behalf of […]

Ron Bernbaum | March 6, 2023 | 2:34 pm

JV Article: Nine Mile Metals advances projects with ‘five-star’ locations in Bathurst Mining Camp

Nine Mile Metals’ (CSE: NINE; US-OTC: VMSXF) flagship Nine Mile Brook critical minerals project in northern New Brunswick sits in the heart […]

Northern Miner Staff | March 6, 2023 | 1:00 pm

Plants inspire scientists to recover minerals, metals from wastewater

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, […]

Staff Writer | February 5, 2023 | 6:06 pm

Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populations

A recent study published in the journal ZooKeys found that the proliferation of illegal open-pit gold and copper mining operations in the […]

Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 6:06 am

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

An international team of researchers led by the University of São Paulo in Brazil has developed a portable copper sensor that is […]

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:30 am

ATAC discovers additional high-grade copper gold at Catch

ATAC Resources (TSXV:ATC; OTCQB:ATADF) has shared the results of phase two exploration work at the Catch copper-gold property in central Yukon. Phase […]

Alisha Hiyate | January 23, 2023 | 12:17 pm

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Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations

Infographic: Why most US copper is from the Southwest

Why trust matters for miners in advancing the global energy transition

Not all copper is created equal in a decarbonizing world

JV Article: Golden Arrow’s San Pietro project is in the heart of Chile’s ‘mining mecca’

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