MANILA – The Philippines is a global leader in nickel mining – crucial if the world is ever to switch to clean energy – but it’s an industry that comes with a heavy environmental cost. Scientists say extracting minerals poses a grave threat to vast swathes of forests and the Filipinos who depend on them, raising questions about the land’s long-term survival and how to restore all the felled trees. What is the state of Philippine mining right now? About 700,000 hectares – or 2.5% – of the Philippines is covered by mining tenements, according to data from the Mines…
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In this presentation, Jeffrey Christian of CPM Group looks at some of the latest developments in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium markets as August trading comes to a close. He discusses gold’s recent move to $3,500 and CPM Group’s track record of accurately calling intermediate price trends. Jeff also discusses hedging strategies for both producers and investors, explaining how to protect long-term holdings while managing short-term downside risks. He then focuses on the U.S. economy, noting stronger GDP data and why unemployment and inflation figures complicate expectations for a September Fed rate cut. The video concludes with the U.S. Geological…
Particular report: Geopacific Assets’ newest floor trenching outcomes affirm extra development potential on the 1.67Moz Woodlark Venture, with high-grade gold found on the Little MacKenzie prospect and a major 30,000m drill marketing campaign underway. The newest trenching marketing campaign has considerably prolonged identified floor mineralisation within the space, with standout gold intersections over a 1km strike together with 6m at 6.24g/t of gold, 2m at 16.6g/t gold and 10m at 4.33g/t gold. These outcomes construct on Geopacific Resources (ASX:GPR) earlier floor auger sampling in the identical areas, which revealed multiple zones grading over 1g/t gold and peak assays up to…
Preliminary agreement with Critical Metals targets heavy rare earth supply for U.S. hub. Positioning its Pentagon-backed Louisiana plant for future supply, Ucore Rare Metals Inc. has signed a non-binding agreement with Critical Metals Corp. for heavy rare earth concentrate from the Tanbreez project in Southern Greenland, the first step toward a 10-year offtake arrangement that could deliver up to 10,000 metric tons of concentrate annually beginning in 2027. For more than a decade, Ucore has pursued a strategy to anchor a North American rare earth supply chain, shifting from early mine development at its Bokan rare earths project in Alaska…
Industrial mining is the inspiration of recent society, every little thing that isn’t grown as a crop is finally derived from minerals or petroleum extracted from the Earth. Mining can be costly and identified to trigger many environmental points associated primarily to poisonous mine wastes and habitat destruction. In-situ leaching (ISL) strategies, nevertheless, are more and more permitting sure deposits to be mined with out excavation, sidestepping among the most harmful, and costliest, components of mining. What’s ISL? Because the identify implies, in-situ leaching entails the leaching and extraction of metals from underground ore our bodies. The method is much…
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited deal to establish a joint investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The fund will be capitalized, in part, by revenues from future natural resource extraction. The newly signed agreement is a positive step in U.S.-Ukraine relations following contentious meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. While more favorable to Ukraine than earlier iterations, the deal’s effectiveness hinges on long-term peace and stable investment conditions. Key barriers include outdated geological surveys, degraded energy infrastructure, and unresolved security risks. The agreement reflects the Trump…
Bahrain has continued to prioritise digital transformation, the development of its economic sectors, and has secured influential success stories owing to a highly skilled, bi-lingual, future-ready workforce The Kingdom of Bahrain has reported a total of $2.4 billion in investment, stemming from nine major projects, following the introduction of its Golden Licence in April last year. This is set to generate 3,000 new employment opportunities across the country. The initiative, which delivers white-glove treatment and first-priority allocation on key project milestones such as land allocation, aims to maintain Bahrain’s demonstrated ability to attract impactful businesses across industries to contribute to…
The company has also voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 relief in the Southern District of Texas’ US Bankruptcy Court. leon Metals, a critical mineral recycling and production company, has secured $188m in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. The company has also voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 relief in the Southern District of Texas’ US Bankruptcy Court. The financing will enable Aleon to maintain operations, invest in its facilities in Freeport, Texas, and continue supplying critical minerals vital for US industries and national security. The restructuring process includes an agreement for a “free-and-clear” sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, with the…
South Africa is set to open its first new underground gold mine in 15 years – an increasingly rare event for a country that was once the world’s largest producer of the precious metal. West Wits Mining Ltd. plans to start production next year at Qala Shallows on the western fringe of Johannesburg, a city founded during the gold rush that followed the discovery of the Witwatersrand reef in the 1880s. The Australia-listed company will mine ore during the three-year construction period to take advantage of sky-high bullion prices. “We are really the only formal company trying to start a…
The modern space race is on. Now, more than 80 countries across the globe have a presence in space. New opportunities in space are being discovered and advancements in space resource utilization, telecommunications, space tourism, along with lower costs of space exploration, have resulted in exponential growth in investment in the private commercial sector over the past 5 years. Innovation ahead of regulation Innovations in commercial space activities have outpaced both the U.S. and Canada’s existing legislative frameworks, creating economic opportunities for private commercial operators in unregulated spaces. In Canada, while some aspects of space law such as satellite telecommunications…