Work to sideline Russia on nuclear fuel puts Cameco at centre stage
Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel first joined the company’s executive team in 2007 – the year that the uranium price peaked at a high of US$136 per lb., rising from less…
Politics
Chamber of Mines in Argentina’s Salta province speaks out against lithium nationalization
The Chamber of Mines in Argentina’s Salta province is pushing for the South American country to move away from proposals to nationalize its lithium resources. In an interview with the…
Juniors see glass half full in Chile’s new lithium plan
Plans by the Chilean government to strengthen control over the country’s lithium have sent shockwaves through the industry and markets. As headlines warned of resource nationalism, shares in SQM (NYSE:…
Nevada regains top spot as most attractive mining jurisdiction
The state of Nevada is once again the world’s top-ranked jurisdiction for mining and exploration after yielded the spot last year to Western Australia, the Fraser Institute’s 2022 annual survey of…
Chile’s state miner seeks US$1.5B from lithium partner
Chile’s National Mining Company (Enami) is looking for a private partner to contribute with a US$1.5 billion-investment and knowledge to develop its lithium assets. The state miner Enami will be…
Canada can’t build great mining companies fast enough to meet demand
Mining runs on M&A — one of the only constants in a business that’s full of uncertainty. Still, it’s been painful to watch so many home-grown metals and mining companies…
Book excerpt: How the sparks of conflict in Ontario’s Ring of Fire set alight
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 10, “From backrooms to bulldozers,” of Ring of Fire: High Stakes Mining in a Lowlands Wilderness. Read more about the book, written by…
Canadian budget contains $21 billion for clean technologies and critical minerals
Ottawa plans to spend $21 billion over five years on clean technology in one of the main platforms affecting the mining industry contained in Tuesday’s annual federal budget. Finance Minister…
Every element of South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’ is in question
This year’s Mining Indaba conference was notable for two things. One was the prominent presence of both Chinese and U.S. delegations looking for critical minerals partners in Africa. The other…
Solutions for mining permits ‘a priority’, says B.C. premier
British Columbia is a major feature of Canada’s mining landscape, as demonstrated by the record-setting $740.4 million (US$552.8 million) spent there by mineral explorers in 2022, Premier David Eby told…
Peru’s political crisis puts mining in the crosshairs
Peru’s ongoing political crisis spells more trouble for miners in the world’s No. 2 copper producing nation, following two years marked by increasingly frequent protests targeting the industry. The country…
VRIC 2023: Former Western premiers slam feds on resource leadership
Concern is growing over the federal government’s seeming inability to leverage Canada’s vast natural resource endowment as it navigates the uncertain global geopolitical and economic landscape, an industry event in…