Opinion: 2025, halfway through the blockbuster decade
This has been some decade and we’re only halfway through! It began with a global pandemic; planes stopped flying, and governments locked us inside our…
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Opinion: As empires crumble, precious metals reign
What does United States President Donald Trump do when his debt becomes unmanageable? He walks away from it! According to reports, Trump’s businesses have filed…
Opinion: Clearing Australia’s debt with unmined gold
According to the U.S. government’s financial statements, the country owns over 8,100 tonnes of gold, the highest amount of any nation. But while most countries…
Opinion: Canada can fast-track critical minerals and dodge US tariffs
This year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention will be remembered not just for the discussions that took place in Toronto that…
Opinion: What about processing in this nuclear boom?
A few months ago, I joined a group of farmers discussing Saskatchewan’s modular nuclear reactor proposal. I supported the idea but raised a simple question:…
Opinion: The French connection with uranium and energy
The European Union has been shaken. Geopolitically and economically. Tensions with major gas exporter Russia have stirred the region’s long-term energy security. Higher energy prices…
Mining’s top 10 ESG trends for 2025
As we enter 2025, the mining industry grapples with a rapidly evolving and polarizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) landscape shaped by regulatory shifts, geopolitical…
Opinion: Want more investors? Act local
The mining industry must boost its support of local communities if it’s ever going to attract enough investors for the world to meet climate-change fighting…
Why Ontario can’t afford to ignore juniors in the next budget
Without a doubt, one of the most important challenges facing the next generation is global warming and the need to decarbonize the transportation sector. This can…
Insight: How mining companies can mitigate risks arising from a coup d’état
Coups d’états are on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2020, military coups (attempted or successful) have occurred in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan,…
What the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act means to miners
The EU published its proposed Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) on Mar. 16, with the ambitious goal of “establishing a framework for ensuring a secure…
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — or the ‘New Silk Road’ as it was branded in 2013 at its official launch in Kazakhstan…