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Founders Metals’ high-grade hits hint at Guiana Shield bounty for Antino project in Suriname

Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR) has been hitting high-grade gold in southeastern Suriname over the past seven months, fuelling hopes that its Antino […]

Blair McBride | December 2, 2023 | 10:19 am

Nearly one-third of tailings dams close to protected areas – study

Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored…

Staff Writer | November 28, 2023 | 6:06 am

Fraser Institute ranks global mining with 9% of survey

An annual report that may affect billions of dollars in…

Colin McClelland | November 20, 2023 | 8:00 am

Illegal mining causing high mercury levels in Colombia’s Cali River

The Attorney General’s Office of Colombia issued a communiqué on…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 19, 2023 | 12:13 pm

JV Article: Automaker Stellantis takes 19.9% stake in Argentina Lithium subsidiary

Amsterdam-based carmaker Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) whose iconic brands include Alfa…

Northern Miner Staff | November 7, 2023 | 9:30 am

JV Article: Torq sees double in the Chilean Andes

Torq Resources (TSXV: TORQ) could be on the cusp of discovering not one, but two major copper-gold systems right under the noses […]

Northern Miner Staff | November 7, 2023 | 6:24 am

Cuajone’s expansion project would not increase water usage – Southern Peru exec

Southern Copper Peru’s (NYSE: SCCO) superintendent of environmental services, Eduardo Talavera, said over the weekend that water use will not increase at […]

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 21, 2023 | 1:15 pm

Indigenous groups in Peru’s northernmost department demand mining concession nullity

Indigenous groups in Peru’s northernmost department of Loreto issued a communqué rejecting a mining concession approved by the Mining and Metallurgical Geological […]

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 15, 2023 | 7:50 am

Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent – report

Many companies mining battery metals do not have the necessary policies in place to respect the rights of the communities impacted by […]

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 20, 2023 | 8:00 am

Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals

Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including […]

Northern Miner Staff | September 18, 2023 | 11:46 am

Venezuelan government searches for culprits following deadly clash between military, illegal miners

Following a recent operation against illegal mining in Venezuela’s Amazon region, the Operational Strategic Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), […]

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 17, 2023 | 12:36 pm

Upcoming elections in near-bankrupt Argentina could finally unlock the country’s huge mineral projects

Food, energy and now minerals. In a world where competition for raw materials is only increasing, Argentina is blessed with an abundance […]

Tom Azzopardi | August 29, 2023 | 6:09 am

Summit Nanotech, Power Minerals planning JV to accelerate lithium production in Argentina

Canada’s Summit Nanotech and Australia’s Power Minerals (ASX: PNN) announced that they have entered into a binding term sheet leading toward a […]

Staff Writer | August 18, 2023 | 6:11 am

Peruvian authorities launch ‘mega-operations’ to destroy illegal mining camps in tropical biodiversity hotspot

Peruvian authorities were able to identify and destroy new illegal mining camps in the Madre de Dios region. Located in the Amazon […]

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 13, 2023 | 11:28 am

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Founders Metals’ high-grade hits hint at Guiana Shield bounty for Antino project in Suriname

Nearly one-third of tailings dams close to protected areas – study

Fraser Institute ranks global mining with 9% of survey

Illegal mining causing high mercury levels in Colombia’s Cali River

JV Article: Automaker Stellantis takes 19.9% stake in Argentina Lithium subsidiary

JV Article: Torq sees double in the Chilean Andes

Cuajone’s expansion project would not increase water usage – Southern Peru exec

Indigenous groups in Peru’s northernmost department demand mining concession nullity

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