Lithium demand to exceed supply: WoodMac
Global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, more than double base-case projections, with supply deficits emerging as early as 2028 unless the…
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Shorter commodity cycles reshaping trading, value: McKinsey
Shorter, more frequent commodity volatility cycles are reshaping global trading strategies and concentrating value among the most sophisticated players, according to new analysis from McKinsey & Company. The report finds…
PDAC: Ecuador vows faster mine permits under new law
Ecuador‘s new mining law revamps environmental permitting, creates protected mineral zones with security forces and reshapes how royalties flow to local governments as Quito tries to pull in new investment…
Bolivia minister pledges ‘legal certainty’ for investors
Bolivia’s new mining minister is vowing to woo back foreign investors in silver, tin and lithium who fled two decades of Socialist Party rule. “We are going to work hard to provide the legal certainty that investors as well as…
PDAC: Vale eyes doubling of copper output, CEO says
Brazilian iron ore giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is targeting a doubling of copper output over the next decade as part of a plan to expand its footprint in three main…
RANKED: Top 10 gold miners of 2025
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 after a run that saw prices hit a record more than 50 times. By end of the year, bullion was up by around 65%,…
Argentina’s Milei wins first vote to ease glacier rules
Argentina’s Senate has approved a reform to the country’s glacier protection law, advancing President Javier Milei’s push to unlock billions in mining investment. Lawmakers voted 40–31 in favour of the…
Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
Chile’s right-wing pivot puts mining policy under microscope
Chile is entering a new political phase as a right-wing government prepares to take office, putting mining policy under renewed scrutiny in the world’s largest copper-producing country. In recent years,…
Omai Gold weighs Wenot ‘superpit’ potential as drills hunt for growth
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) on Wednesday reported deep, higher-grade assays from its Wenot deposit at the namesake Guyana project. Shares rose. Hole 25ODD-119W returned 14.6 metres grading…
Ero Copper eyes $2B value, 24-year life for Furnas
A maiden preliminary economic assessment for Ero Copper‘s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas project in Brazil puts a $2 billion value on an operation that could supply metal for almost a…
Andes Iron’s $2.5B Chile project hits fresh snag
A Chilean court of appeals has overturned a favourable court ruling in the long-running dispute over Andes Iron’s $2.5-billion Dominga iron ore and copper project, effectively sending the development back…