Guardian bets on Nevada tungsten revival
Guardian Metal Resources (LSE-A: GMET; US-OTC: GMTLF) is betting two tungsten projects in Nevada can help to revive United States mined supply of the critical metal as China tightens exports…
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Allied Critical grows Portugal tungsten resource
Canadian tungsten explorer Allied Critical Metals (CSE: ACM) rose on Thursday after reporting a significant resource increase for its Borralha project in Portugal ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA)…
Carney formally announces Major Projects
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed the second batch of projects to the country’s Major Projects Office, ones already reported by media outlets this week, as the government seeks…
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)…
Tungsten West reports trial output in UK
Tungsten West (LSE:TUN) has generated its first tungsten concentrate as it works to restart one of the world’s largest resources of the defence metal, the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine…
Blast from the Past: US proposes huge mining program
In early 1942, with America newly at war and global supply lines shattered, the U.S. Bureau of Mines unveiled an ambitious plan to secure the raw materials needed to arm…
Kazakhstan, US sign critical minerals pact
Kazakhstan, the world’s biggest uranium producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States government in the field of critical minerals. The document was signed by Yersayin Nagaspayev,…
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…
Government equity in miners becomes U.S. norm
The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments. Trump has ordered his Department of War…
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…
Gold miners dominate this year’s TSX30
Mining companies accounted for over half of the entries on this year’s TSX30 — an annual list of the 30 top-performing names on Canada’s largest stock exchange over a three-year…
Gold price hits record after Trump nixes tariff
The gold price hit a new high on Monday as the U.S. implemented a presidential order exempting key minerals including gold bullion, graphite, tungsten and uranium from tariffs. The White…