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Spotlight: Global precious metals exploration 1

Record precious metal prices are driving global exploration for gold and silver. Here’s a list of four companies to keep an eye on. Another four companies under the global […]

Northern Miner Staff | March 9, 2026 | 9:30 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

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

Veolia sets new standard for large-scale water reuse in Brazil

Veolia’s innovative technologies are establishing a benchmark for water reuse…

Joseph Quesnel | July 29, 2025 | 6:23 pm

Site visit: Pasco aims to green the Andes by mining silver-zinc tailings

CERRO DE PASCO, PERU — Standing on a hilltop over…

Blair McBride | June 10, 2025 | 5:52 pm

Ross Beaty awarded TNM’s lifetime achievement award

Ross Beaty flipped the laptop around and pointed its camera to the sea. “That’s a whale-watching boat,” the veteran mining entrepreneur said […]

Colin McClelland | November 8, 2024 | 6:00 am

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ […]

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho

Salt Lake City, Utah – Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) vice-president of exploration, Peter Shabestari, skillfully navigates steep turns around sheer rock faces […]

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 9:00 am

Video: Reko Diq project ‘like the early days in Chile’ Barrick CEO Bristow says – Part 3

As Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) expands its copper exposure, CEO Mark Bristow says he’s “super excited” about the company’s Reko […]

Henry Lazenby | October 15, 2024 | 8:30 am

JV Video: First Majestic’s new mint takes silver from mine to money, executive says

First Majestic Silver’s (TSX: AG; NYSE: AG) new mint in Las Vegas began production last month, completing the company’s vertical integration, vice-president […]

Henry Lazenby | October 9, 2024 | 2:36 pm

Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs

Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 11:45 am

Argentina’s Salta Province to issue tender for mining projects in Arizaro salt flat

The Salta Energy and Mining Resources company (Remsa), which is responsible for managing the sector in the northwestern Argentinian province of Salta, […]

Staff Writer | June 9, 2024 | 12:53 pm

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled in favour of Colombia in a feud with Canada’s Montauk […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2024 | 11:20 am

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Spotlight: Global precious metals exploration 1

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Founders Metals boosts land holding, drilling

Veolia sets new standard for large-scale water reuse in Brazil

Site visit: Pasco aims to green the Andes by mining silver-zinc tailings

Ross Beaty awarded TNM’s lifetime achievement award

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho

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