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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

Antofagasta pledges net zero emissions by 2050

Chilean miner Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) became on Wednesday the latest copper major to commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The company also […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 3:59 am

Serabi Gold sacks senior officers in financial probe

Dual-listed Serabi Gold (LON:SRB) (TSX: SBI) said on Tuesday it was firing two of its Brazil-based senior managers, after finding unexplained cash […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2021 | 7:36 am

BHP braces for strike at Chilean copper mines

Unionized workers at BHP’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile are set to vote on a strike […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2021 | 8:07 am

Gemstone jewellers, mining companies launch information centre to promote traceability

Jewellery makers Chopard, Kering, LVMH, Richemont, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co. and coloured gemstone mining companies Gemfields and Muzo announced the launching […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2021 | 6:06 am

Preliminary results warrant drill campaign at Portofino’s Yergo lithium project in Argentina

Portofino Resources (TSXV: POR) announced that after receiving encouraging results from a geophysical survey and surface geochemical sampling program, it has filed […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2021 | 6:05 am

Copper prices set Teck profit on fire — up 247% in Q1

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, became one of the latest mining companies to see its profit swell thanks copper […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2021 | 3:44 am

Soaring iron ore prices boost Vale Q1 profit

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s top iron ore producer, has beat first quarter profit estimates, as prices for the steel-making ingredient […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2021 | 5:56 am

More transparency, data usage expected from the mining industry of the future – report

With the help of 90 experts, Sandpit Innovation and Wikistrat simulated what the mining industry of the future may look like in the age of social awareness.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2021 | 1:46 pm

Vale production disappoints again, adding fuel to iron ore price rally

Vale’s iron ore output totaled 68.0 million tonnes in 1Q21, 14.2% higher than in 1Q20, but down 5.5% compared to 72 million […]

Bruno Venditti | April 19, 2021 | 5:32 pm

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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

Antofagasta pledges net zero emissions by 2050

Serabi Gold sacks senior officers in financial probe

BHP braces for strike at Chilean copper mines

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