U.S. Gold surges after obtaining Wyoming mining permit
U.S. Gold (Nasdaq: USAU) surged on Wednesday after the company said the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality issued the surface mining permit for the CK gold project, a key milestone….
Regulatory Issues
Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say
The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis. The proposed amendments…
Underwater power play for metals in full swing
Despite its stranglehold on mining and processing, there’s one arena of critical minerals that China doesn’t control – underwater resources. No one does, as deep sea mining has yet to…
Brazil rejects Vale, BHP US$25B offer for mine disaster
Miners had earlier this week presented authorities with an offer to pay $25 billion as reparations for the dam collapse.
AngloGold Ashanti project in Colombia hit by court-backed mining ban
AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU) stalled La Colosa gold project in Colombia faces another setback after a local court upheld a mining ban. The 10th Administrative Court of Ibagué, the capital…
NexGen confident in uranium project OK even as nuclear regulator pauses process
Shares in NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) have risen by half in the past six months on surging uranium prices but the federal regulator has put a temporary hold…
Zimbabwe launches ‘gold-backed’ currency to replace dollar
Zimbabwe said on Friday that it will launch a new currency backed by the country’s gold reserves, the latest move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to stabilize its fast devaluing currency….
Proponents see northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire opposition melting like ice roads
Construction timelines remain fuzzy but proponents are still optimistic two and half years into studying roads to serve the Ring of Fire critical minerals region in northern Ontario. Three all-season…
UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.
JV Video: Miners need top software to organize complex ESG, Onyen CEO says
Heightened calls for environmental, social and governmental improvements in mining and hundreds of standards around the world requires industry-leading software, Onyen CEO and founder Laurie Clark says in a new…
Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies
Chile has revealed a long-awaited list of lithium-bearing salt flats that will be open to private investors with the goal of increasing local production of the battery metal by 70%…
Video: New Ontario rules due April 1, Pirie says
Mine approval times are to be shortened without changing environmental standards in new Ontario regulations to be delivered next week, provincial Mines Minister George Pirie says in a new video….