Opinion: Battery Passport 2027 – the EU rule that reaches back to the mine
A regulation aimed at batteries is about to make demands of the people who dig up their raw materials. From Feb. 18, 2027, every battery placed on the EU market…
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Fund manager sees mining as cheap AI play
Otavio (Tavi) Costa, founder and CEO of Azuria Capital, argued that mining can be the least expensive way to invest in artificial intelligence as the sector gains more attention from…
Gen Z warms to mining as labour crunch looms
Canada’s mining industry is attracting more young people just as it faces a much bigger problem: finding enough workers to staff a new generation of mines. A new Mining Industry…
Europe’s Russian uranium reliance grows, Sprott says
European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel increased in 2025 despite efforts to diversify its uranium supply after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sprott Asset Management said in a new report this…
Processing, not output, may decide metal shortages
Critical-mineral shortages through 2035 may depend as much on whether miners can reliably process and deliver usable material as on whether enough tonnes are mined, according to GEM Mining Consulting….
EMP moves toward production with Saskatchewan lithium demo plant build
Saskatchewan lithium brine developer EMP Metals (CSE: EMPS; US-OTC: EMPPF) has finished building the demonstration plant at its main Viewfield project, a key step that positions it among the province’s…
Lion Copper’s Yerington now ranks among Nevada’s largest red metal deposits
An initial resource for Lion Copper & Gold’s (CSE: LEO; US-OTC: LCGMF) Bear deposit in Nevada establishes Bear as one of the state’s largest undeveloped red metal resources while the…
AI boom lifts mining while competing for power
Alberta’s data-centre rush is spilling onto mine development, with E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) saying opposition to nearby proposals is tarnishing the goodwill it built for its Clearwater lithium project. Facebook owner Meta…
NextSource eyes longer Madagascar graphite mine life, higher costs
An updated feasibility study for NextSource Materials’ (TSX: NEXT) Molo graphite mine in southern Madagascar outlines lower returns and higher costs for the same output, though it extends the mine…
Algae research could double rare earth concentrations
Scientists at Southern Illinois University have found algae can more than double the concentration of rare earth elements, offering a potential alternative to chemical-intensive processing as the U.S. seeks to…
A metal you’ve heard of but know little about: Scandium
What’s special about scandium? The trusty sidekick has always been a key component of our most compelling and well-known stories, as even the strongest heroes sometimes rely on something…
India invests $2B for SMRs as Saudi Arabia eyes nuclear power plans
Nuclear power continues to build momentum worldwide as India and Saudi Arabia this week advanced plans to further enter the energy sector, while the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U…