Northern Miner

Mine operators face worsening wildfire seasons

With drought persisting in parts of British Columbia and a warmer-than-average, El Niño-driven summer forecast, mining companies are bracing for a challenging wildfire season across Western Canada.

Mine operators face worsening wildfire seasons - The Northern Miner With drought conditions persisting across parts of British Columbia and forecasters calling for a warmer-than-average summer amid a looming ​​El Niño, mining companies are preparing for a wildfire season that could...

Sponsored: Novo’s Belltopper resource starts small, aims bigger

Novo Resources Executive Co-Chairman Michael Spreadborough in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan.

Sponsored: Novo’s Belltopper resource starts small, aims bigger - The Northern Miner Novo Resources Executive Co-Chairman Michael Spreadborough in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan. This sponsored video is Sponsored: Novo’s Belltopper hints at bigger Victoria prize

Ottawa’s $500M Red Chris bet tests BC grid

Ottawa's $500 million investment in Newmont Corporation's (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) Red Chris Block Cave project is testing Canada's critical minerals strategy amid northern B.C.'s power shortage.

Ottawa’s $500M Red Chris bet tests BC grid - The Northern Miner Ottawa’s $500-million (US$352 million) contribution to Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) proposed Red Chris Block Cave has turned British Columbia’s Ottawa’s $500M Red Chris bet tests BC grid

Editorial: Develop it or cede it

Canada’s mineral-rich North is held back by a lack of roads. Building strategic Arctic infrastructure is vital for sovereignty, critical minerals, and competing globally before others benefit first.

Editorial: Develop it or cede it - The Northern Miner There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most valuable mineral deposits on earth: uranium, nickel, copper, rare earths, zinc....