Bolivia’s lithium gamble tests new US alignment
Bolivia’s political trajectory shifted in November 2025 when President Rodrigo Paz took office, signalling a turn toward closer ties with the United States after two decades of Socialist rule. Paz’s…
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BC adds cash to boost falling minerals claims
British Columbia has committed an additional $3 million to bolster mineral claims after reporting the amount of new staking fell 29% last year. Under the initiative, which was announced on…
Sigma Lithium rebounds on new sales, Brazil denial
Sigma Lithium (TSX-V, NASDAQ: SGML) rebounded sharply Friday after the company announced additional sales of its product and strenuously denied media reports of an “operational injunction” on its flagship mine…
DRC pitches copper, cobalt and more to US
The Democratic Republic of Congo has handed the United States a vetted list of mining and processing projects open to American investment, signalling Washington’s most concrete move yet to chip…
Trump opts for trade talks over mineral tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump is choosing trade talks with price floors rather than imposing new tariffs on critical mineral imports after a government probe found the lack of supplies affects…
Chile funds lithium, rare earth tech
Chile’s state-owned development agency Corfo has awarded up to $5.8 million to two research projects focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) and rare earth recovery to boost mining innovation and…
JV video: Frontier Lithium advances Ontario mine, plant
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) is advancing its integrated PAK mine-and-refinery plan in northern Ontario, with CEO Trevor Walker targeting a final investment decision in late 2027 or early…
Lithium Argentina hits forecast, seeks Milei financing
Lithium Argentina (TSX, NYSE: LAR), the country’s largest producer of the battery metal, achieved its Cauchari-Olaroz brine output target as it advanced second-stage permitting and squeezed costs. The Switzerland-based company…
Mineral, metal prices to edge higher: Fitch’s BMI
Most mineral and metal prices are expected to increase slightly this year as robust demand and tighter supply combine with declining tariff uncertainties, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch…
Editorial: London calling
The title track of The Clash’s 1979 album borrows the urgency of a BBC global news broadcast, the ones that used to proclaim “this is London calling.” The song is…
Ontario, Ottawa sign deal to speed up major projects
Ontario and Canada’s federal government signed an agreement that aims to curb duplicate reviews and advance long-planned infrastructure and projects such as those in the province’s metals-rich Ring of Fire…
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…