Decarbonization out of sync with diesel dependence
In Canada’s Far North, where the effects of climate change are readily apparent, decarbonization goals are stunted by a lack of infrastructure and diesel dependence. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE:…
Regulatory Issues
Private miners overlook disclosure: legal experts
Many private Canadian mining companies may be unaware that they are subject to the same technical disclosure rules as public issuers and that they could face compliance risks under a…
Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland
Greenland has made headlines in the last six months amid United States President Donald Trump’s heightened interest in the Danish territory. His focus on Greenland has drawn added attention to…
Copper price hits record high on Trump tariff plan
Copper prices jumped by double digits on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to implement a 50% tariff on the industrial metal. Click on chart for Live Prices “I…
Capstone wins key permit to expand Mantoverde
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has secured environmental approval from authorities in Chile’s Atacama region for its $150-million Mantoverde Optimized (MV-O) project. The green light extends the mine’s life…
Dundee gets OK for Ecuador gold project
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has the full go-ahead to proceed with its Loma Larga underground gold project after the government of Ecuador granted the company its environmental licence for…
Kinterra scores win in New World Copper takeover bid
Australia’s Takeovers Panel has blocked New World from issuing shares to CAML, giving Kinterra time to contest the deal.
‘Big beautiful’ U.S. bill would end crit-min tax credit
Legislation moving through the United States Congress could eliminate a key tax credit aimed at supporting domestic production of critical minerals, raising concern among mining companies and investors about the…
Canada advances plan to freeze Giant mine’s toxic waste
Canada’s $4.4-billion plan to cope with a poisonous legacy at a former gold mine in the Northwest Territories risks complicating local efforts to find a permanent solution. Ottawa is moving…
CMOC’s IXM cites force majeure on cobalt deliveries
IXM, a metals trading unit of CMOC Group, a partially Chinese state-owned entity, has declared force majeure on its cobalt supply contracts due to an ongoing export ban in the…
American Battery Technology’s lithium project gets federal permitting priority
American Battery Technology (Nasdaq: ABAT) soared on Monday after its Tonopah Flats lithium project (TFLP) in Nevada was given “transparency priority” status by the U.S. Federal Permitting Council, two months…
Australia OKs Energy Fuels’ Donald rare earth project
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has received final regulatory clearance to develop the Donald rare earth elements (REE) and mineral sand project in southeast Australia. The government of Victoria…