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…
Nickel
Vale drops plan to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility
Brazilian miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) has scrapped plans to build a C$325 million ($231 million) nickel sulphate facility in Quebec after its sole client put an expansion project on ice….
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…
Podcast: ‘Take some profits’—Jay Martin on gold stocks, US mining investment
This week’s episode features Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) and VRIC Media president and CEO Jay Martin in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the ongoing bull market in gold…
NexMetals drills wide copper-nickel zones in Botswana
NexMetals Mining (TSXV, Nasdaq: NEXM) on Tuesday said four new holes in its 12-hole metallurgical program at the past-producing Selkirk copper-nickel–platinum mine in Botswana returned broad, near-surface mineralization, supporting a…
Video: FPX Nickel touts clean 60% nickel as EA nears
FPX Nickel (TSX-V: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is preparing to submit an initial project description this quarter to start the environmental assessment (EA) for its Baptiste nickel project in central British…
Canada Nickel targets Midlothian resource by end 2025
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; US-OTCQX: CNIKF) said it will release an initial resource for its Midlothian property in northern Ontario next quarter after new drilling results showed near-surface mineralization. Hole…
Appian sells royalty, streaming assets to Versamet
Mining advisory firm Appian Capital sold two royalty and streaming assets to Canada’s Versamet Royalties (TSXV: VMET) for up to US$170 million in cash, of which $125 million is paid…
Mining Forum Americas: Taiwan war could reshape metals – fast
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The “Trumponomics” playbook – 10% base tariffs, a weak-dollar tilt and rising great-power risk – points to more gold upside and a messy reroute of mining…
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…
MMG’s $500M Anglo nickel deal faces EU doubts
China-backed miner MMG expects to secure European approval for its $500-million bid to buy Anglo American’s nickel assets, even as regulators question Beijing’s grip on critical mineral supply chains. Troy…
Higher costs pinch Indonesian nickel producers
A persistent nickel ore shortage in Indonesia is raising costs for producers even as a wider global surplus in the refined metal caps prices, according to a market summary this…