U.S. OK’s Anfield mine in first fast-tracked project
The United States Department of the Interior has approved Anfield Energy’s (TSXV: AEC; US-OTC: ANLDF) Velvet-Wood uranium and vanadium mine in Utah – the first project to be greenlit under a…
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Podcast: ‘All of the stars are coming together,’ ft The Metals Co. CEO Barron on deep-sea mining
This week’s episode features Gerard Barron, executive chairman and CEO of The Metals Company, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the controversial topic of deep-sea mining. Barron outlines why…
China rules critical mineral despite efforts: IEA
A new report by the International Energy Agency paints a sobering picture of the global push to secure critical minerals as nations are forced to navigate through high geopolitical tensions…
Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral
Mining billionaire Robert Friedland’s latest venture, Ivanhoe Atlantic, is reportedly lobbying the U.S. government to add high-grade iron ore to the country’s list of critical minerals. The move aims to…
Opinion: Canada can fast-track critical minerals and dodge US tariffs
This year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention will be remembered not just for the discussions that took place in Toronto that first week of March. It…
Canuck-backed Clarios to build $1B US plant
Clarios, the world’s largest manufacturer and recycler of low-voltage batteries, says it plans to invest up to $1 billion (C$1.39 billion) in a state-of-the-art critical minerals processing and recovery plant…
Perpetua gets final U.S. OK for fast-tracked Stibnite
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) says it’s obtained the final federal approval for the $1.3 billion capex Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho that U.S. President Donal Trump fast-tracked in…
Opinion: The Global Hunger Games of commodities
This article caught my attention last week: ‘Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans.’ The brief: The Trump administration has said it would…
Ex-LBMA exec adopts blockchain to trace gold
Sakhila Mirza must turn a decade of rule-making experience at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) into real-world systems as incoming president of New York-based traceability platform, Responsible Gold. Her…
$4,800 gold price in 5 years: Incrementum
Gold could exceed $4,800 per oz. by December 2030 based on a probable base-case scenario, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum outlined in its In Gold We Trust report. The report’s base-case scenario…
Tungsten prices hit 12-year high on China’s limits
European tungsten prices have surged to their highest level since 2013, driven by China’s tightening grip on critical mineral exports and rising demand from sectors like electronics, defence and renewable…
Valley tonnage balloons in Snowline Gold update
A resource update for Snowline Gold’s (TSX-V: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) Valley project in east-central Yukon adds more than 3 million contained oz. in the measured category while almost doubling indicated…