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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Copper Mark to unify ESG standards for metal producers
Sustainability organization Copper Mark is moving to develop a single mining standard across various metal supply chains and form a new board with wider representation. The U.K.-based organization released on…
Teck cuts copper forecast as Anglo holds to $53B deal
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has lowered its copper production guidance for 2025 after persistent setbacks at its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile and Highland Valley Copper…
Sterling surges on high-grade copper find in Ontario
Sterling Metals (TSXV: SAG, US-OTC: SAGGF) shares doubled after the Canadian explorer said it discovered a new high-grade copper zone at the past-producing Soo project in Ontario. Drill hole MEPS-25-02 cut…
Hudbay halts Constancia mine amid Peru protests
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily shut down its Constancia mine in southern Peru in response to local protests and illegal blockades that have escalated amid wider unrest across…
China’s steel demand share to plunge 36% by 2050
China’s steel consumption is projected to decline steadily over the next decade, marking a structural shift in global demand dynamics, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. The country…
Aldebaran suggests $1.5B to build Altar in Argentina
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says an economic study due next month on its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina will contain a $1.5-billion (C$2.09-billion) construction figure. The preliminary economic…
African Rainbow boosts Surge Copper stake to 19.9%
African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI), controlled by billionaire Patrice Motsepe, has increased its stake by another 6.5% in junior Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) which is developing the Berg project that…
US commits $1B to critical minerals technology
The United States Department of Energy says it will unlock just under US$1 billion (C$1.38 billion) to fund mining, processing and manufacturing technologies used to extract critical minerals and materials….
Northern Dynasty gets Pebble court dates
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) has secured its first detailed court schedule in months for its long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over one of the world’s largest undeveloped…
Canada, US fund $29M for Canuck tungsten
Northcliff Resources (TSX: NCF) received an $8.2 million (US$6 million) investment from the Canadian government this week to help advance its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick. The sum adds…
Northern Dynasty loses more on Pebble unknowns
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) says it has filed a motion in Alaska’s federal district court seeking a summary judgment briefing schedule with respect to its pending litigation over…