New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…
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US builds $1B crit-mins stockpile to defy China: FT
The Pentagon has moved to acquire up to $1 billion worth of critical minerals as part of an accelerated stockpiling drive aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on China, the Financial…
Infographic: US tariffs steer Quebec aluminum to Europe
Quebec is the heart of Canada’s aluminum industry, hosting eight of the country’s nine smelters. The industry exports $10.8 billion worth of the metal annually. After producers such as Rio…
Anglo draws Botswana into $5B De Beers sale talks
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) CEO Duncan Wanblad said Botswana’s government will join negotiations with one or two shortlisted bidders for De Beers, as the mining giant moves to sell its…
Uranium price has drive, big holder Sprott says
The uranium market has momentum on its side as it looks to end 2025 on a strong note, with several catalysts lined up to fuel a sector seen as critical…
Xtra Energy drills ‘world class’ antimony in Nevada
Drilling by American Antimony Corporation, operating as Xtra Energy (US-OTC: XTPT) has returned results as high as 87 metres grading 5.59% stibnite at its Bernice Canyon project in northern Nevada….
USA Rare Earth shares soar on White House talks report
Shares of USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) jumped more than 21% to a historic high on Friday after CEO Barbara Humpton told CNBC that the developer is speaking with the…
New Quebec minister urged to cut mining red tape
Quebec has a new minister responsible for mining and forestry. Jean-François Simard, a sociologist by training who once served as the province’s junior environment minister, was appointed natural resources minister…
Editorial: Quebec’s mining crossroads
Quebec’s mining sector is at once thriving and uncertain, a duality that reflects the global forces reshaping commodities and the local policies that aim to manage them. The province has…
Foran’s McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper project could produce by around April
Foran Mining’s (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) construction progress at its McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper project in Saskatchewan is putting it on track to start commercial production by the middle of next…
Mining profits face nature-related threats: Barclays
Mining companies could see earnings drop by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said in a new report. The bank’s stress test, published in Navigating…
Washington seeks Thacker Pass stake
The Trump administration now wants an initial 5-10% equity stake in Lithium Americas’ (TSX, NYSE: LAC) Thacker Pass project in Nevada as it seeks to renegotiate the terms of a…