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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

Interactive: Global uranium demand

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Anthony Vaccaro, with files from Ali Ravaghi | Creative design: James Alafriz | November 14, 2025 | 9:00 am

Spotlight: Global gold and silver projects in view

Economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to fuel the gold price…

Blair McBride | June 6, 2025 | 2:56 pm

Opinion: Clearing Australia’s debt with unmined gold

According to the U.S. government’s financial statements, the country owns…

James Cooper | June 6, 2025 | 12:06 pm

Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves

The ranks of the world’s top precious metal producing countries…

Blair McBride | June 3, 2025 | 1:38 pm

Ioneer’s lithium-boron project in Nevada moves into final permitting stage

Australia-based ioneer (ASX: INR)(Nasdaq: IONR) said on Monday its flagship Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada has advanced into the final stage of federal […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2022 | 11:49 am

Tomra laser sorting removes 98% of contamination

TOMRA successfully trialed their new Pro secondary laser at the Mt Cattlin lithium mine in Australia. Running at a rate of 85 […]

Alisha Hiyate | December 14, 2022 | 11:03 am

Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) said on Tuesday is actively searching for lithium assets as its expects prices for the metal […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2022 | 6:38 am

BHP invests in Gates and Friedland-backed firm I-ROX SAS

BHP (ASX: BHP) has joined billionaire Robert Friedland’s I-Pulse Inc. and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a clean-tech venture backed by Bill Gates and […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2022 | 3:57 am

Developing a supply chain for silicon key to Australia’s energy independence – report

A recent report produced by PwC Australia and commissioned by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO found that the country has the potential […]

Staff Writer | December 11, 2022 | 12:14 pm

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

AAustralia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has hit a major milestone at its prolific Lulo mine in Angola, after recovering 20 diamonds weighing a combined […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 6:45 am

Low-cost, high-capacity sodium-sulphur battery expected to be gamechanger for clean energy economy

An international team of researchers is hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries […]

Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

K92 extends PNG mine lease, goes ahead with Stage 3-4 expansions

K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; OTC: KNTNF) announced on Tuesday two major developments for its Kainantu gold-copper-silver mine in Papua New Guinea, the first […]

Jackson Chen | December 6, 2022 | 12:12 pm

Mining people: Anglo American, Valhalla Metals, Plamina, Vital Battery Metals

Management Anglo American named Matt Daley as group director after the retirement of former technical director Tony O’Neill. Buffalo Coal named Somdeb […]

Alisha Hiyate | December 1, 2022 | 11:37 am

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Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Interactive: Global uranium demand

Spotlight: Global gold and silver projects in view

Opinion: Clearing Australia’s debt with unmined gold

Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves

Ioneer’s lithium-boron project in Nevada moves into final permitting stage

Tomra laser sorting removes 98% of contamination

Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival

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