China rules critical mineral despite efforts: IEA
A new report by the International Energy Agency paints a sobering picture of the global push to secure critical minerals as nations are forced to navigate through high geopolitical tensions…
Regulatory Issues
Shock exit: Rio Tinto CEO Stausholm to step down
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) announced on Thursday the unexpected exit of CEO Jakob Stausholm later this year, ending a nearly five-year tenure marked by efforts to restore trust with…
Generation rises on Marathon copper build permit
Generation Mining (TSX: GENM; US-OTC: GENMF) shares rose Thursday morning after the company’s receipt of the final construction permit for its Marathon copper-palladium project in northwestern Ontario. The industrial sewage…
Fortescue delays Iron Bridge full output to 2028
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has pushed back full operations at its $3.9 billion Iron Bridge project to 2028, five years later than initially projected, citing continued technical challenges and the…
Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral
Mining billionaire Robert Friedland’s latest venture, Ivanhoe Atlantic, is reportedly lobbying the U.S. government to add high-grade iron ore to the country’s list of critical minerals. The move aims to…
Opinion: Canada can fast-track critical minerals and dodge US tariffs
This year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention will be remembered not just for the discussions that took place in Toronto that first week of March. It…
Solaris lands $200M from Royal Gold
Canadian mining developer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has secured a $200-million financing deal from streaming and royalty company Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) to advance its Warintza copper-gold project…
Dundee in talks to acquire Adriatic Metals for $935M
Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1) confirmed Tuesday it is in takeover talks with Canadian miner Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM). The discussions, first reported by Sky News, could value the UK-based…
Saskatchewan’s first lithium brine project OK’d
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has received approval to start stage one production at its Prairie lithium brine project in Saskatchewan, the province’s first. The green light, granted by the provincial Ministry…
Perpetua gets final U.S. OK for fast-tracked Stibnite
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) says it’s obtained the final federal approval for the $1.3 billion capex Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho that U.S. President Donal Trump fast-tracked in…
Ex-LBMA exec adopts blockchain to trace gold
Sakhila Mirza must turn a decade of rule-making experience at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) into real-world systems as incoming president of New York-based traceability platform, Responsible Gold. Her…
Cobalt deficit due by early 2030s: industry group
Global cobalt demand is projected to rise faster than supply over the next decade, shrinking the current market surplus and potentially pushing the sector into deficit by the early 2030s,…