Sweden lifts uranium ban
Sweden’s parliament on Wednesday voted to repeal a 2018 moratorium on uranium mining, clearing the way for exploration and mining from Jan. 1. The move by Sweden’s unicameral national parliament,…
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Critical Metals gets enviro OK for Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland
U.S.-based rare earth developer Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has moved another step closer to the start of mining at its Tanbreez project in southern Greenland after securing key environmental approvals…
Glencore, Quebec refute smelter shutdown report
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and Quebec have denied a Reuters report that the company was planning to shut down its Horne smelter in the province — Canada’s largest copper-metal producing plant…
Anglo Asian inks copper contract with Trafigura
Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ) has contracted to sell concentrates produced at its newly started Demirli copper mine to global commodities trader Trafigura. The sales contract includes a revolving prepayment…
Canada backs critical minerals projects worth $6.4B
Canada’s federal government unveiled plans to support 25 new investments it says will help to unlock some $6.4 billion (US$4.6 billion) of critical minerals projects tied to the production of…
China to suspend new REE export controls for 1 year
China agreed to suspend a planned expansion of export controls on rare earth elements (REE) for a year after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a broad trade deal with his…
Gold price to test $5,000 in 2026: analysts
Despite the recent slump in prices, analysts remain bullish on gold heading into next year, with many forecasting the yellow metal to reach the pivotal $5,000 per oz. level. Metals…
Deepest marathon on Earth tests runners and miners
It was hot, damp and utterly dark, the kind of darkness that swallows sound. A line of headlamps bobbed through the tunnels of Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine more than a…
Glencore output on target despite copper fall
Shares in Glencore (LSE: GLEN) climbed on Wednesday after the Swiss miner and commodities trader said it remains on track to meet its full-year production targets, easing investor concerns about…
EU urged to boost critical minerals push
The European Union must ramp up support for its critical minerals sector and allow greater state intervention to counter China’s rare earth export curbs, the European Initiative for Energy Security…
Eldorado $1B Skouries mine in Greece nears finish line
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is moving closer to opening its Skouries copper-gold mine in northern Greece, with first output expected in early 2026 and commercial production by…
Gold price falls on profit-taking
Gold prices fell sharply on Tuesday, recording their biggest one-day drop in more than a decade and halting a powerful rally that had carried the metal to a record high….