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Albemarle starts $3.1B Chile DLE permit process
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (317+ words) Posted By: Cecilia Jamasmie March 25, 2026 U.S. lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) has started the environmental review for a $3.1 billion (C$4.3 billion) lithium project in Chile that will deploy Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology to boost recovery and cut brine use. The…...
Sponsored Video at PDAC: PhotoSat data helps miners deploy crews faster
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (82+ words) Posted By: Northern Miner Staff March 23, 2026 "Boots on the ground is absolutely necessary," Krupa told The Northern Miner's video anchor, Devan Murugan early this month during the PDAC event in Toronto. "But those boots on the ground can be deployed…...
Gold coin giveaway, AI in mining talk for U of T students
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (441+ words) Posted By: Blair McBride March 24, 2026 It was a golden day for Jiahe Huang, literally. The fourth-year mining engineering student at the University of Toronto walked into a session on mining careers and AI, and walked out with a gold coin…...
Podcast: Reuters’ Andy Home on Strait of Hormuz, aluminum supply concerns, tungsten
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (157+ words) Posted By: Adrian Pocobelli March 24, 2026 This week's episode features Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist at Reuters, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the aluminum market and recent developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Home explains why aluminum is facing…...
Indigenous engineer leads revived mining association
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (242+ words) Posted By: Canadian Mining Journal Staff March 24, 2026 A First Nation engineer has been named president of the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association as the group relaunches after a pandemic-era hiatus amid rising Indigenous participation in mining. Kaella-Marie Earle, a member of…...
PDAC Video: Li-FT sees bigger Quebec lithium mine in Winsome M&A
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (202+ words) Posted By: Henry Lazenby March 23, 2026 Following a shareholder vote, two court hearings and an ASX listing process, Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) is on track to close its merger with Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1; US-OTC: WRSLF) next month. The A…...
JV: Orix mines historical data to support mines of the future
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (656+ words) Posted By: Northern Miner Staff March 23, 2026 The exploration and mining industry is known for having warehouses and office storerooms packed with old geological data in paper boxes and map tubes, or digital files buried in hard drives, floppy disks and…...
Guardian taps NYSE American for Nevada tungsten
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (531+ words) Posted By: Henry Lazenby March 20, 2026 Guardian Metal Resources (LSE: GMET; NYSE-A: GMTL) started trading on NYSE American on Friday, using a U.S. listing to widen its investor base and push two Nevada tungsten projects toward development. The company, already listed in…...
Orla secures final permit to advance underground mining at Camino Rojo
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (314+ words) By: Staff Writer March 19, 2026 Orla Mining(TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) said Wednesday it's received the environmental impact assessment (EIA) from Mexico's Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources for its Camino Rojo mine in Zacatecas province." The decision means Orla now…...
Ontario funds up to $215K per early-stage project
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (325+ words) Posted By: Colin McClelland March 19, 2026 Ontario is backing 68 early-stage exploration projects in new awards under a government funding program. The financing, delivered through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP), will cover up to half of eligible costs. Junior companies can…...