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United States President Donald Trump overturned a 2023 decision by the Biden administration that had…
A $100-million fine against a global mining giant for contaminating water in Quebec’s Côte-Nord marks…
Mining advocates say Twin Metals is expected to move forward with plans for a copper-nickel…
Ghana is facing a deepening national crisis caused by illegal small‑scale gold mining, widely known…
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In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have raised millions of dollars from investors, stock prices have soared and federal regulators have raced to fast-track a…
The Iran war around the Strait of Hormuz is starting to hit miners far from the Persian Gulf, Wood Mackenzie warned on Wednesday. The conflict is choking sulphur shipments that feed Congo copper leach plants and Indonesian nickel refineries, while…
Soaring exports of aluminum scrap risk leaving Britain short of a critical material needed for defence, clean energy, digital technologies and the auto industry, manufacturing trade body Make UK said. It warned the UK could face a crisis if more…
Kazatomprom, the world’s largest uranium producer, expects a global nuclear resurgence driven by AI power demand and reactor construction to support long-term growth without forcing the company to abandon its longstanding strategy of prioritizing value over production volumes. Chief executive…
Gold held a gain after US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz could reopen on Friday, likely easing an energy and inflation shock that has roiled global markets. Bullion was near $4,315 an ounce, having climbed 2.2% in…
Resouro Strategic Metals (TSX-V:RSM) has completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for a starter operation at its flagship Tiros rare earths and titanium project in Brazil that it says confirms the potential for a billion-dollar operation. Prepared by a team led by Norda Stelo according to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of…
Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero’s killing not only fulfills US President Donald Trump’s pledge to go after a criminal group he had identified as a scourge in the US, it also holds the promise of economic benefits in Venezuela.…
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has taken a “significant stake” in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, betting that the world’s largest space company could become a major driver of demand for critical minerals and off-Earth infrastructure. Hancock Prospecting said Monday it received an allocation…