Editorial: Mining-powered rockets vs dockets
As we look in the waning days of summer to the United States’ Southwest in this edition, it strikes us that there’s been a staggering number of days that only…
Politics
Australia at risk of losing its ‘shine,’ miners warn
BHP the latest to issue warning over Australia’s competitiveness
following Regis gold mine rejection.
Midnight Sun shares plunge as Zambia blocks copper target’s exploration
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) shares plunged on Thursday after it reported the Zambian government rejected a request to renew the company’s exploration licence for the Kazhiba target at its…
Atlantic Mining faces $80M cleanup bond deadline amid court battle with Nova Scotia
A Nova Scotia subsidiary of Australia’s St Barbara (SBM:ASX) is scrambling to pay off a $79.9 million cleanup bill by next Tuesday for its closed Touquoy gold mine. The company,…
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the mining sector and domestic jobs…
Congo copper exports to US begin via Angola railway to Atlantic
A cargo of copper cathodes is headed to Baltimore after arriving by train at the port of Lobito in Angola on Monday.
Glencore to pay US$152M in bribery case
Commodities giant was fined by Swiss authorities for not preventing a business partner from bribing a Congolese official in 2011.
Confusion and consternation on critical minerals
What started out as optimism two years ago when the federal government turned its eye to critical minerals, introducing a strategy, incentives and funding, and pledging faster permitting for mines,…
Serbian president pumps brakes on lithium development after EU deal
Serbian top court ruled last month that the government’s decision in 2022 to revoke Rio Tinto’s permit for the Jadar project was unconstitutional.
Brazil Indigenous groups face injunction for blocking railroad Vale uses
The miner has an injunction to release the Carajás Railroad, used to transport iron ore produced from the Northern System.
Best resource investing bets for a Trump or Harris win
Since the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, there’s been a proliferation of ‘Trump Trade’ ideas circulating across the media. Up until last week, a Trump re-election…
Ukraine seeks experts to revive war-ravaged steel sector
Ukraine is issuing a call for international mining experts to boost its steel industry accounting for about a tenth of the economy as the war crushes infrastructure and takes most…