Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
Environment
Andes Iron’s $2.5B Chile project hits fresh snag
A Chilean court of appeals has overturned a favourable court ruling in the long-running dispute over Andes Iron’s $2.5-billion Dominga iron ore and copper project, effectively sending the development back…
Glencore hints at 2027 smelter closure absent deal
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s halting all spending on emissions reduction at its Horne smelter in northern Quebec after failing to reach a deal with the provincial government on a…
Near 400 feared dead in DRC mine collapse
Up to 400 people are feared dead after heavy rains triggered landslides at an informal mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the deadliest recent accidents in…
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it remains at loggerheads with Quebec over the future of its controversial Horne smelter on the eve of a self-imposed deadline to settle the century-old facility’s…
Centerra falls after explosion at smelter
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) stock plunged after the miner said it suspended operations at its Langeloth metallurgical facility in Pennsylvania due to an explosion. Shares of Centerra fell 8%…
Bolivia’s lithium gamble tests new US alignment
Bolivia’s political trajectory shifted in November when President Rodrigo Paz took office, signalling a turn towards closer ties with the United States after two decades of Socialist Party rule. Paz’s…
Met coal pipeline grows despite demand slide: report
A surge of proposed metallurgical coal projects could boost global capacity by 52% this decade even as demand is expected to decline, according to a new report from German non-profit…
Vale says rains overflow Brazil mine pit
Vale (NYSE: VALE) said sediment-laden water overflowed from a pit at the Fábrica iron ore mine in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State early Sunday morning. No injuries occurred and the incident…
Pope Leo XIV urges ethical mining in Vatican talks
Pope Leo XIV met senior mining and energy executives at the Vatican on Saturday to press for more ethical approaches to resource extraction, signalling a shift in tone between the…
Amazon first in line for Rio enviro copper
Amazon Web Services (AWS) aims to be the first to use copper produced at a mine in Arizona using bioleaching technology developed by Nuton, a Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) venture….
Transition Metal scales up microbial copper recovery
Say bacteria, most people think infection. Or yogurts. But a San Francisco-based startup is using microbes to get at something the world is hungry for: copper. Transition Biomining, now rebranded…