Dundee Precious Metals to buy Adriatic in $1.25B deal
Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is acquiring UK-based Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1) in a cash-and-stock deal worth $1.25 billion (C$1.7 billion), marking the latest in a wave of foreign…
Regulatory Issues
Opinion: Why Canada must step up in mining
My family and I came to Canada from Romania when I was in Grade 9 – newcomers with suitcases in hand, no real plan, and no exposure to mining –…
Rio’s $2B mine keeps Aus iron ore relevant: CEO
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) this month opened its new Western Range iron ore mine, the first part of the company’s $13.3-billion (C$18.1-billion) investment plan to rejuvenate Australia’s Pilbara…
No takers for Nova Scotia uranium blocks post-ban
Nova Scotia, having recently lifted its decades-long ban on uranium exploration, says it has not received any bids for the request for proposals (RFPs) covering three areas prospective of the…
Karelian clears hurdle for EU’s first diamond mine
Karelian Diamond Resources (LSE: KDR) has registered its Lahtojoki mining concession in the Finnish land registry, advancing its plan to develop what could become the European Union’s first diamond mine….
JV video: Quebec links investors, communities in mining development push
Quebec has established a network of agencies, implemented legal reforms and developed AI tools to speed up the development of critical minerals projects, strategic advisor Jonathan Lafontaine says. The package…
Talga clears final hurdle for Swedish graphite mine
Talga Group (ASX: TLG) has cleared the final regulatory hurdle to develop its Nunasvaara South graphite mine in northern Sweden, after the country’s government dismissed all outstanding appeals against the…
Trump confirms rare earth deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that trade negotiators have reached a deal under which Beijing will supply magnets and rare-earth minerals, while American colleges and universities will once…
BC mining must deliver on its potential: PwC
British Columbia’s mining industry is entering a crucial stage rich in opportunity for critical minerals and gold, but it’s still dogged by slow permitting and widespread uncertainty, according to global…
Indonesia bars nickel mining at top diving spot
Indonesia has revoked four out of five nickel mining permits in Raja Ampat, one of the country’s most prized diving and snorkelling destinations, following mounting environmental concerns and pressure from…
Hochschild shares plunge on Brazil mine shutdown
Shares in Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) fell by more than a fifth on Tuesday, their steepest drop since November 2021, after it announced a six-week halt of processing operations at…
Northern Dynasty CEO sees Trump as pro-Pebble
Could this be the year that Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM, NYSE: NAK) controversial Pebble polymetallic project in southwest Alaska finally makes strides? Northern Dynasty – together with the state…