US lawmakers propose $2.5B minerals reserve
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to create a $2.5-billion critical minerals stockpile as a counter to China’s dominance in the sector, according to Reuters. A…
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Northern Graphite to build $200M Saudi plant
Northern Graphite (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) agreed with family-controlled Saudi Arabian conglomerate Al Obeikan Group for Investment to jointly build and run a battery material plant in the kingdom after the Canadian…
US focus on Greenland grab misguided: analysts
United States officials are misguided if they think gaining control of Greenland will give them access to a wealth of resources capable of shrinking overnight the country’s critical minerals reliance…
U.S. raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) has increased potential funding to $2 billion (C$2.9 billion) for Graphite One’s (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) Alaska-to-Ohio supply chain. The bank on Thursday issued non-binding…
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
Copper is heading into a structural deficit from 2026 as demand from electrification accelerates faster than new supply, according to BloombergNEF, with geopolitical intervention now the single biggest force shaping…
Innovation slump drags mining productivity down: report
Mining productivity has fallen for more than a decade and has improved only 1% a year since 2018, a trend McKinsey & Company warns could threaten the sector’s ability to…
Greenland OKs EU-backed graphite project for 30 years
GreenRoc Mining (LSE-A: GROC) jumped on Tuesday after the Greenland-focused critical minerals explorer secured a 30-year exploitation licence for its Amitsoq graphite project, paving the way for its production. Greenland’s…
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…
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)…
US Spotlight: A Wild West rush for minerals – Part 2
Historic mining regions, including the American West and Alaska, are seeing another gold rush amid the Trump administration’s executive orders to “Make America Great Again” by scaling up domestic critical…
Deep Sea Rare Minerals seeks US seabed licences
Deep Sea Rare Minerals (DSRM), the parent company of autonomous underwater vehicle operator Deep Sea Vision, has applied for subsea mineral exploration licences with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Canadian federal budget promises billions for mining
Canada’s Liberal government plans to form a $2-billion sovereign fund for critical minerals, earmark hundreds of millions in mining industry spending and widen exploration tax credits to a dozen other…