BHP hit with $253M UK legal costs demand
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) could be on the hook for at least £189 million ($253 million) in legal costs after a U.K. court found last month that the world’s…
Regulatory Issues
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario targets 2-year project approvals
Ontario is to halve mine-permitting timelines to about two years under a new One Project, One Process framework, Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce said in London. The system consolidates…
Podcast: ‘It’s the time’—Hon. Stephen Lecce, Ross Beaty and Mark Selby on mining in Ontario
This week’s episode features the “Unlocking Ontario: One Project, One Process” panel from the International Metals Symposium in London, England, held on Dec. 1, 2025. The discussion brought together Hon….
Canada OKs $53B Anglo-Teck merger
The Canadian government has approved the $53-billion mega-merger of Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), clearing a major hurdle for the creation of one…
Ecuador sets 2026 tender for $3B Llurimagua
Ecuador plans a 2026 tender for Llurimagua as copper M&A accelerates and past JV disputes shape the project’s next phase.
Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
Study spotlights deep-sea mining’s impact on species
The largest study yet on the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining – commissioned by its leading proponent, The Metals Co. (Nasdaq: TMC) – has found a steep drop in seabed…
Chile’s weekend runoff puts copper future at stake
On Dec. 14, Chileans go to the polls to elect a new president who will govern until 2030 and shape the country’s most important economic engine: mining. Voters face a…
ACG walks from Anglo Asian after deal fails test
ACG Metals (LSE: ACG) said Thursday it will not make an offer for Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ) after a “thorough review” found the move would not create value. The…
London Symposium JV Video: Iamgold’s Bruno Lemelin named Operator of the Year
Canadian miner Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) Chief Operating Officer Bruno Lemelin has been named Operator of the Year for steering the nearly $3-billion (about C$4.1 billion) Côté Gold project…
U.S. lawmaker questions Ivanhoe Atlantic’s China ties
A senior American politician is pressing the State Department over what he calls troubling links between Ivanhoe Atlantic and Chinese state interests. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco…
London Symposium JV video: Ontario’s fast-tracking ‘A breath of fresh air,’ Beaty says
Ontario is starting its speedier ‘One Project, One Process’ mine-permitting with Frontier Lithium’s (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) PAK project as it begins road work in the separate Ring of Fire…