Permitting woes have Chile’s miners feeling ‘under threat’
A rash of permit rejections for mining projects by the new left-wing government has rattled nerves in Chile’s mining industry. First came the rejection of…
Environment
The tough times will pass for boom-and-bust mining sector
I have been working with a great group of young professionals lately that have generated some interesting conversations. Some of them voiced fears and dismay…
Video: Energy metals panel discuss why the emerging critical minerals supply chain is key to cutting carbon
As demand for critical minerals increases in the society-wide push for decarbonization, the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s control over critical minerals…
Teck tests carbon capture use and storage in British Columbia
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has set a carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) pilot project at its metallurgical complex in southern British…
Demand for green metals from recycling expected to grow – report
As the ESG spotlight shifts onto the mining and metals sector, there is increased interest in recycling as a source of green metals, a recent…
One way or another, energy transition factors into spring elections
Over two weeks in late May into early June, three important mining districts are going to the polls, with mining and climate change set to…
Hudbay suffers major Rosemont setback
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has suffered a fresh setback in its bid to build the Rosemont open pit copper project in Arizona…
Brumadinho won’t break Vale, but the piper still hasn’t been fully paid
Vale, one of the world’s biggest producers of iron ore and nickel, has been in the news a lot lately. The Brazilian miner has been…
EPA deals fresh blow to PolyMet’s US$1B copper-nickel mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dealt a fresh blow to PolyMet Mining’s (TSX: POM) plans to build an open pit copper-nickel mine in…
Australian court okays MMG’s Tasmania tailings dam study to proceed
In what has been labelled a ‘pro-mining judgment against the environment’ by a non-governmental organization, Chinese-owned base metals producer MMG Inc. has won the right…
Wyloo targets net-zero mine, world-class battery production after Noront takeover
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has completed the acquisition of Noront Resources almost a year after placing its initial offer to buy the company…
More than US$2 trillion investment needed to meet IEA hydrogen targets
More than US$2 trillion of investment would be required in equipment and infrastructure to sustain the accelerating global momentum towards establishing hydrogen as a competitive…