Ottawa, Manitoba boost Churchill for mineral trade
Ottawa and Manitoba are increasing support for the Port of Churchill to advance rail upgrades, add critical minerals storage and push a northern export corridor for Canadian miners. The joint…
Copper
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,…
Emerita’s copper-gold results expand deposit to west
Drilling by Emerita Resources (TSX-V: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) at its El Cura deposit in southwest Spain continues to encounter high copper-gold grades that expand the deposit to the west in…
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…
Glencore, Chilean Cobalt sign offtake for Americas supply
United States-based Chilean Cobalt (US-OTC: COBA) said Thursday it has signed a life-of-mine offtake with a Glencore (LSE: GLEN) subsidiary for all the cobalt and copper from the La Cobaltera…
Ivanhoe Electric gets $200M loan for U.S. copper mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) says it’s secured a $200 million (C$280 million) bridge loan from a bank syndicate amid a push to build the next major United States copper…
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)…
How Lassonde, MAC, Selby assess Canada’s permitting and Carney’s Major Projects Office
If Canadians were unfamiliar with the Ring of Fire before Game One of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, they were well-versed by…
Marimaca oxide project gets Chile environmental nod
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) says it has received formal environmental approval to develop its flagship oxide project in northern Chile, placing it closer to construction-ready status. The Marimaca…
Canada Nickel on federal short list, Star says
Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) proposed Crawford mine in Ontario may be among a new batch of projects due to join a federal fast track on Thursday, according to…
China minerals curb could cost US GDP $1B: Macquarie
China’s export controls on certain critical minerals could cut gross domestic product in the United States by more than $1 billion a year, even if U.S. reliance on Chinese imports…