As the global demand for critical minerals continues to increase, governments worldwide are continually looking for innovative ways to access these resources, which has led many to discuss the potential for deep-sea mining. However, concerns over environmental damage related to…

Battery Cost Deflation Signals Demand Acceleration, Not Weakness Battery pack prices reaching $108/kWh represent a critical macro inflection point rather than a cyclical anomaly. Historically, sub-$100/kWh pricing has been viewed as the threshold for mass EV adoption; in 2025, BEV…

It’s been an eventful year in markets, and 2025 will be remembered, in part, for gold (GC=F) and silver (SI=F) reaching new highs, marking one of their best years on record. But these aren’t the only metals that saw major…

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The world’s largest steel producer, China, plans to roll out a license system from 2026 to regulate exports of the metal, as robust shipments have fueled a growing protectionist backlash worldwide. Exporters of some 300…

Ambler Access Road, approved by Trump administration, designed to reach massive copper deposits Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on…

THE U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has extended the public comment period on the request for information and indications of interest for a potential minerals lease sale offshore the CNMI. BOEM stated on its website…

In Canada: The Essipit Innu First Nation says it won’t allow mining exploration in a protected area on its territory. On Dec. 9, the leadership announced in a press release that it wants developers to stay out of the Essipiunnu-Meshkanau Protected Area,…

Across the United States, piles of gray rock sit beside giant open pits. These leftovers from mining look useless, yet they are loaded with metals that modern technology depends on. A new study finds that just one year of U.S.…