Are oceans the next frontier for uranium? The hunger for uranium won’t abate anytime soon as the heavy metal’s spot price hovers near two-year-highs, but some geologists warn easy-to-mine […]David Silverberg | March 9, 2026 | 9:05 am
Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and…Blair McBride | February 5, 2026 | 11:19 am
Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026Continuing price volatility in critical minerals and rare earths, executive…Northern Miner Staff | December 3, 2025 | 11:40 am
Closing the gold window opened the door to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) (This article was written by Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors and a contributor to MINING.COM) This year marks the 50th anniversary […] Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2021 | 6:02 am
Northern Dynasty files appeal over Pebble permit rejection Company has filed an appeal with the US Army Corps of Engineers over its decision to deny a key water permit for the giant mine in Alaska. Bruno Venditti | January 22, 2021 | 9:39 am
Sibanye-Stillwater exceeds PGM, gold production guidance The South African miner saw a positive recovery in the second half of 2020. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2021 | 6:15 am
Consortium for Battery Innovation calls on governments, industry to boost climate-friendly technologies The new chairman of the CBI asked governments and industry to help accelerate the development of advanced battery technologies. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2021 | 6:10 am
US government gives “high priority status” to Graphite One’s project in Alaska The Graphite Creek project was nominated by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to receive the designation. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2021 | 6:10 am
Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2021 | 3:54 am
Crystallex closer to being paid off by Venezuela The Canadian miner received a favourable ruling related to the gold mine that the Hugo Chávez regime expropriated back in 2008. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2021 | 10:58 am
Hardy bacteria turn out to be good cobalt miners Geobacter could become the basis of new biotechnology to reclaim and recycle cobalt from lithium-ion batteries. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2021 | 7:22 am
Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project A US judge denied a request by Arizona’s San Carlos Apache tribe to block the Trump administration from publishing an environmental study that would trigger the land swap needed to build the Resolution mine. Bruno Venditti | January 15, 2021 | 1:57 pm