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The road to opening a copper-nickel mine in Minnesota is long and uncertain, but it’s a path…
The company behind a $2 billion mining project for table salt and the mineral potash…
Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, during a visit to the…
When two Oglala Lakota scouts heard drilling was expected to begin on Pe’ Sla, the…
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In the foothills of southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains, atop so-called critical minerals such as zinc, is South32’s Hermosa project. The first mine added to a federal program designed to speed up permitting, it “set the standard for what the modern…
Major miners have the money to expand but face shortages of skilled workers and contractors that threaten to delay new production and drive up construction costs, executives warned Sunday. Mining and processing require about $2.2 trillion (C$3.1 trillion) in capital…
Australia’s Hancock Prospecting is disputing a report by the Australian Financial Review that falling shares of MP Materials (NYSE: MP) and Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) have cut the value of Gina Rinehart’s rare-earths holdings by an estimated at A$680…
Leonardo DiCaprio has thrown his support behind opponents of Belo Sun Mining’s (TSX: BSX) proposed $300-million Volta Grande gold project in Brazil, adding a high-profile voice to a long-running battle over permits and Indigenous consultation. The actor and environmental activist…
South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) has paused underground development at Windfall in Quebec after an exploration-work permit expired, leaving its proposed $1.9 billion (C$2.7 billion) gold mine waiting on separate provincial environmental approval. The permit allowing bulk-exploration work…
Brazil’s mining regulator ANM has ordered Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML) to halt mining activities in part of its Grota do Cirilo mine, citing an unspecified “imminent risk,” according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The agency ordered immediate…
Above-ground risks have cost or stalled more than $54 billion in Latin American mining since 2018, highlighting how permitting, community conflict and security can determine whether the region’s mineral wealth becomes producing mines. Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) estimates about $38…
Copper held steady on Wednesday and was set to post its third monthly gain in a row as improving factory activity in China and ongoing tightness offered support in thin pre-holiday trade, while aluminium sank to a two-month low. Benchmark…