Fortescue ends court dispute with former execs
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has agreed to settle its high-stakes lawsuit accusing former executives of stealing company data to build their green iron start-up Element Zero. The iron ore miner had…
Regulatory Issues
Kimberley Process stalls again on conflict diamonds
The Kimberley Process (KP) has failed for a third straight year to agree on an expanded definition of conflict diamonds after a five-day plenary in Dubai. Delegates from 86 member…
UK to meet 30% of critical mineral needs by 2035
Britain plans to lift the share of critical minerals it gets from domestic mines and recycling to 30% by 2035, up from about 6% today, under a new 10-year strategy…
NGOs urge DPM Metals to exit Loma Larga in Ecuador
Toronto-based DPM Metals (TSX, ASX: DPM) faces renewed pressure to abandon its stalled $600-million (C$845-million) Loma Larga gold-copper project in Ecuador. About 100 civil society groups and 48 academics, Indigenous…
Northern Graphite halts operation for repair
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) says it has temporarily halted its Lac des Iles (LDI) mine and mill to address an unexpected equipment issue and advance planned maintenance and…
Canadians support mining despite Nimbyism: Survey
Canadians broadly support mining’s role in the energy transition but remain wary of new projects in their own regions, according to new national polling that highlights both opportunities and persistent…
Anglo-Teck deal hangs on redomiciling: Globe
The federal government is pressuring Anglo American (LSE: AAL) to become legally Canadian on top of moving its headquarters to Vancouver as it scrutinizes the British miner’s $50-billion (C$69-billion) bid…
Chile vote thrusts right-winger to runoff
A strong showing by pro-business candidates in Chilean elections yesterday bodes well for the resurgence of mining investment in the world’s largest copper producer. Although conservative hardliner José Antonio Kast…
Argentina’s Milei to melt glacier law stalling projects
Argentine President Javier Milei plans to change the country’s glacier protection law to ease giant copper developments such as Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) El Pachón and the joint BHP (NYSE, LSE,…
Carney formally announces Major Projects
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed the second batch of projects to the country’s Major Projects Office, ones already reported by media outlets this week, as the government seeks…
Rio Tinto halts Jadar project in Serbia: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) plans to pause its development of the long-delayed Jadar lithium project in Serbia to cut costs and shift focus elsewhere, Bloomberg reported on Thursday….
Nouveau Monde, Northcliff, Canada Nickel on Ottawa’s fast track, CBC reports
The next batch of Canadian mining projects due for federal fast-tracking includes Northcliff Resources’ (TSX: NCF; US-OTC: NCFFF) tungsten proposal in New Brunswick, Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX.V: NOU)…