Beaver Creek: Policy is the new geology, panel hears
Beaver Creek, Colo. – The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard on Tuesday at the Precious Metals…
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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…
Opinion: US mineral strategy turns to Africa
What do Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal all have in common? They’re all countries located along Africa’s west coast. But they’re also small; collectively, these five countries have an…
Uranium demand to surge nearly 30% by 2030
Global uranium demand is expected to soar as nuclear power cements its role in the clean energy transition, according to the World Nuclear Association’s biennial Nuclear Fuel Report released Friday. The…
Sweden to ditch uranium ban, unleashing giant projects
Sweden plans to remove a ban on mining uranium Jan. 1, boosting projects by District Metals (TSX-V: DMX; Nasdaq: DMXSE SDB; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (LSE: AURA; ASX: AEE),…
World Gold Council proposes digital gold; price spikes
The World Gold Council has a new plan to allow investors to hold and trade digital versions of the yellow metal, issued on the same day the gold price set…
Critical Metals’ Tanbreez REE in Greenland on track
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) says the feasibility study for its proposed 425,000-tonne-a-year rare earth operation in southern Greenland is now 70% complete, placing it on track for submission in this…
SolGold shifts to Swiss HQ, fast-tracks Cascabel
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has moved its tax domicile to Switzerland as it pushes its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project into development. The shift, effective August 28, includes the relocation of…
UK OKs Dundee’s $1.25B Adriatic buy
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has secured UK court approval for its acquisition of London-based silver-zinc miner Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1), a deal that it now expects to close this…
German ‘death strip’ solar project breaks ground
The project site runs along the so-called “death strip”, left behind by the GDR border guards in 1989.
Ucore, Critical Metals sign 10‑year rare earths deal
The deal connects the massive rare Tanbreez earth project with Ucore’s Department of Defense funded processing facility in Louisiana.
Troilus, Torngat ink offtakes on Carney’s German mission
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF), which is developing a $1.1-billion (US$800-million) capex brownfield mine project in Quebec, has signed a preliminary copper offtake agreement with a German smelter during Prime…