Sweden to ditch uranium ban, unleashing giant projects
Sweden plans to remove a ban on mining uranium Jan. 1, boosting projects by District Metals (TSX-V: DMX; Nasdaq: DMXSE SDB; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (LSE: AURA; ASX: AEE),…
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Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…
Codelco warns Chile’s copper output may stall
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco is warning that national production could stagnate at about 5.5 million tonnes per year as the industry faces mounting challenges. Chairman Máximo Pacheco said at…
Ukraine issues tender for major lithium deposit
Ukraine is welcoming bids to develop a major lithium deposit in its central Kirovohrad region as part of a minerals deal with the United States, even as a legal dispute…
Aclara nets $5M US funds for Brazil rare earths
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has received financial backing from the U.S. government for one of its two rare earth assets in the Americas, the latest example of Western nations attempting…
Rwanda sends first tungsten to US
Trinity Metals, a Rwandan miner controlled by private UK-based industrialist TechMet, plans to ship tungsten to America’s largest processor of the metal used in bombs, jet engines and light bulbs. …
Northern Graphite taps fed funds for Quebec mine
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) has been given a lifeline to extend operations at its main Lac des Îles mine in Quebec, the only graphite producer in North America,…
US to stockpile minerals at world’s biggest ammo dump
Critical minerals company M2i Global (US-OTC: MTWO) and flight management software provider Volato Group (NYSE-A: SOAR) are spearheading a public-private initiative for America’s first Strategic Mineral Reserve (SMR) on the…
Rare earth prices spike as US firm halts China trade
Prices of rare earth elements have surged to their highest level in more than two years after MP Materials stopped shipments to China, Reuters first reported. For the past three…
Vietnam lifts state monopoly on gold
Vietnam, the third-largest importer of gold in Asia, issued a decree on Tuesday abolishing its 13-year-old state monopoly on gold trading, causing a spike in local prices even as the…
Apache fight with Resolution Copper reshapes land talks
Experts warn the legal battle over the Resolution Copper project in Arizona could alter how miners negotiate with Indigenous communities about disputed lands in the Southwestern United States. The planned…