Northern Star nears final hurdle in De Grey takeover
Shareholders of De Grey Mining voted overwhelmingly in favour of a buy-out by Australia’s largest gold producer Northern Star Resources.
Regulatory Issues
Ontario to OK mines in half the time: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is proposing new legislation to cut mining permit times in half, designate geographic areas for speedy treatment like the Ring of Fire by September and limit…
Energy Fuels mills rare earths in US that China limits
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU) says it has successfully developed technology capable of producing six of the seven rare earths oxides at scale, that are now subject to the…
Kodal clears key permit hurdle for Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has successfully transferred the Foulaboula exploitation permit —a key mining licence for its Bougouni lithium project in Mali — to its subsidiary, Les Mines de Lithium…
Don’t tariff copper imports, limit exports: US industry
Some key players in the United States copper industry are urging President Donald Trump to forgo import tariffs and instead opt for targeted export restrictions in a bid to revive homegrown production….
Paladin faces irate investors in class action
Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN, US-OTC: PALAF) says it will challenge a class action suit in Australia alleging the uranium producer’s output forecast misled investors. The case filed with the…
MinRes board rocked as investigating directors resign
Shares in Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) dropped 9% on Wednesday after two board members, who also sat on the corporate governance committee set up to investigate the company’s founder,…
PDAC video: Former Tahltan president pushes for Indigenous stakes in mining deals
Indigenous communities need to take charge of talks with mining companies and the government, Chad Norman Day, former president of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia, says. The mining…
Mali closes Barrick’s office over alleged taxes: Reuters
Authorities in Mali have shuttered Barrick Gold’s (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) office in the capital, Bamako, over what they claim is unpaid tax, Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the…
Gold Fields to shut Damang after Ghana denies lease
Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) will cease operations at its Damang mine in Ghana after the government rejected the company’s application to extend the site’s lease expiring on Friday. The…
Trump eyes seabed minerals to rival China: FT
U.S. President Donald Trump is in the process of drafting an executive order that would enable America to stockpile the wealth of critical minerals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed,…
Rio Tinto, Mitsui bid A$75M for Pilbara iron ore project
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO), Mitsui & Co. and Nippon Steel have made a A$75-million (C$65-million) bid for CZR Resources’ (ASX: CZR) undeveloped Robe Mesa iron ore project in…