New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…
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Titan soars as EXIM mulls $120M for graphite plant
Titan Mining (TSX: TI) shares surged to a historic high on news the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) is weighing potential funding of up to $120 million (C$167.3 million) that would…
Quebec simplifies environmental process
Quebec, one of North America’s biggest producers of minerals such as gold, graphite and lithium, recently adopted a new law that amends most of its environmental legislation. Colin McClelland, The…
Spotlight: Gold and critical minerals in northern Quebec – Part 2
Building on the ambitious mining and infrastructure development strategy set out in Quebec’s Plan Nord policy, Quebec envisions a full-cycle domestic value chain for the battery sector, while the historic…
Seabed miners face squeeze under oceans law
A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside…
Titan starts work to commission U.S. graphite facility
Titan Mining (TSX: TI; US-OTC: TIMCF) said it will start commissioning a new graphite demonstration facility in upstate New York – a key step toward building the first integrated U.S….
Japan pours $7B into African rail link for Sovereign graphite
Japan has committed $7 billion to develop the Nacala Logistics Corridor, a project expected to boost Sovereign Metals’ (ASX: SVM; LSE: SVML) Kasiya rutile-graphite project in Malawi. The funding would…
Northern Graphite to raise $2.2M for feasibility study
Canadian miner Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) plans to raise up to C$2.2 million on the stock market as it builds on a recent federal lifeline extended to North…
Alaska fast tracks permits with new fed deal
Alaska aims to move priority mining and oil-and-gas proposals faster through permitting after signing a new agreement with federal regulators. The FAST-41 cooperation with Alaska, the first state to do…
Northern Graphite taps fed funds for Quebec mine
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) has been given a lifeline to extend operations at its main Lac des Îles mine in Quebec, the only graphite producer in North America,…
US to stockpile minerals at world’s biggest ammo dump
Critical minerals company M2i Global (US-OTC: MTWO) and flight management software provider Volato Group (NYSE-A: SOAR) are spearheading a public-private initiative for America’s first Strategic Mineral Reserve (SMR) on the…
US adds copper, potash, silicon to critical minerals list
The U.S. government has added copper, potash and silicon to its draft list of critical minerals in the most significant overhaul since it was first published in 2018. The update, mandated…