Arbitration between Franco-Nevada, Panama moves to next stage Franco-Nevada had a streaming agreement with First Quantum to buy gold and copper from Cobre Panama. Reuters | December 11, 2024 | 12:53 pm
Evergold drills high-grade antimony in British Columbia Evergold kicked off an initial three-hole drill program at its 28-sq.-km DEM property last year. Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 11, 2024 | 12:47 pm
Economics, not regulation, the main reason behind delay in British Columbia’s mines, study shows Regulation was a factor in only three of the 20 delayed projects that have received environmental certificates since 1995. Staff Writer | December 11, 2024 | 12:28 pm
Mali arrests, Niger site seizure rattle Western miners Short term, analysts said they expected juntas to continue squeezing the companies already in the region. Reuters | December 11, 2024 | 11:06 am
US cobalt miner to Trump: use tariffs as ‘scalpel’ not ‘sledgehammer’ Jervois, like many US producers of critical minerals, has struggled in recent years as Chinese rivals flood global markets with cheap supplies. Reuters | December 11, 2024 | 10:55 am
ICMM introduces new measures against diesel fume safety hazards at underground mines To accelerate progress across the industry, ICMM has also published a new guide for reducing diesel particulate matter exposure underground. Staff Writer | December 11, 2024 | 10:43 am
Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 11, 2024 | 10:23 am
BHP, Rio Tinto face sexual harassment class actions in Australia Miners are accused of fostering environments at Australian sites where female staff faced systemic sexual harassment and discrimination. Staff Writer | December 11, 2024 | 10:21 am
London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code. Northern Miner Staff | December 11, 2024 | 9:50 am
