American Rare Earths nixes US$400M SPAC takeover
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR; US-OTC: ARRNF) said it won’t sell its subsidiary Wyoming Rare in an all-share deal valued at US$400 million that a NASDAQ-listed special purpose acquisition company…
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Uranium producer Energy Fuels acquires Base Resources for US$241M
Uranium and rare earths producer Energy Fuels (TSE: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has agreed to acquire 100% of the issued shares in Base Resources (ASX: BSE; AIM: BSE), in a deal…
Graphjet Technology to build agricultural waste-to-graphite plant in Nevada
Malaysia-headquartered Graphjet Technology says it plans to build a commercial artificial graphite production facility in Nevada. The company develops technologies to produce graphite and graphene directly from agricultural waste. This…
BHP and Mitsubishi close US$4.1B sale of Queensland coal mines
BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty have completed the sale of the Blackwater and Daunia mines to Whitehaven Coal for US$4.1 billion. The sale, first…
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame calls for nominations
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has opened its call for nominations for the 2025 Induction season. Each year, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame seeks remarkable individuals for induction…
Fortune Minerals gets federal funding for NWT project, Alberta refinery
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) will receive a $714,500 investment from the Canadian government to produce cobalt sulphate and bismuth ingots from the company’s planned NICO mine in the Northwest Territories…
BC court rejects ex-CEO’s appeal over pollution at Yellow Giant mine
A British Columbia judge has rejected the appeal of the CEO of a defunct British Columbia miner, Banks Island Gold, who was found guilty in July 2023 of several environmental…
BC’s new digital credentials system aims to give miners an edge on sustainability
After two years of testing, Energy & Mines Digital Trust (EMDT) has launched digital credentials for British Columbia mining operators to streamline the process of sharing confidential permitting and sustainability…
Li-Cycle shares jump on US$75M Glencore investment
Lithium-ion battery resource recovery company Li-Cycle (NYSE: LICY) announced Tuesday it raised US$75 million through a senior note financing with an affiliate of Swiss commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN). Glencore…
US, Canada and Indigenous collaboration takes aim at BC coal mine pollution
The United States and Canada announced Monday they have agreed to cooperate to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution from coal mines originating in British Columbia’s Elk-Kootenay watershed….
BC restricts mineral claims, mining in two First Nations territories
British Columbia has placed restrictions on mineral claim registrations and mining activities in two First Nation territories that successfully challenged the province’s Mineral Tenure Act in court, forcing B.C. to…
Nasdaq newbie Critical Metals plans EU’s first battery-grade lithium mine in Austria
The chairman of Critical Metals (NASDAQ: CRML) says he’s unfazed by a plunging debut this week on the Nasdaq exchange and depressed commodity prices as the company advances what could…