China question clouds Nunavut road-to-port plan
A Chinese state-backed miner owns the remote Izok Corridor in Nunavut, one of the richest zinc deposits in the world, and the Canadian government has…
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Gold price set for worst quarter in 13 years
Gold is on track for its worst quarter in 13 years as war-induced inflation concerns in recent weeks sent the metal on a downward spiral…
Nigeria IDs critical minerals to shift from oil
Nigeria says it has found a significant critical minerals area as Africa’s largest oil producer seeks to diversify its economy and join the race to…
Podcast: Russian setbacks change Sahel, ft Critical Risk Team’s George McLeod
This week’s episode features George McLeod, mining partner at Critical Risk Team, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the escalating conflict in the Sahel,…
US government launches $17.5B loan program to accelerate nuclear buildout
In a boost to Cameco‘s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Westinghouse joint venture, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) said it’s planning to provide $17.5…
Gold miner sues BC over ‘stripped’ mining rights
MCC Canadian Gold Ventures says it has launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the British Columbia government after the province stripped MCGV of its mining…
China blacklists US firms in rare earths war
China has imposed export controls on two American rare earth companies central to U.S. efforts to build alternative supply chains for critical minerals used in…
EnCore OK’d to build South Dakota’s first uranium mine tapping underground brine
After more than a decade of local opposition, enCore Energy (Nasdaq: EU; TSXV: EU) has received federal approval to start building its Dewey Burdock project…
Allseas ocean bottom mining contract violates UN law, Greenpeace-backed prof says
Plans by Swiss-Dutch offshore energy giant Allseas to operate deep-sea mining machinery for The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) have “directly violated” the UN’s Law of…
China could retaliate against threats to critical metal security: analysts
China’s new Mineral Resources Law, which took effect this week, could give the Asian giant a formal legal basis to fight against foreign restrictions threatening…
Rio Tinto’s giant copper mine blocked: protesters halt Oyu Tolgoi exports
Protesters blocked copper concentrate exports from Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) Oyu Tolgoi mine on Wednesday, disrupting shipments from one of the world’s most…
Canada offers Italy priority access to critical minerals
Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered Italy priority access to Canada’s critical mineral reserves as the two countries expanded cooperation on supply chains, defence and…