Chile loads copper cannon with 13 projects for 2026
Thirteen Chilean copper projects worth $14.8 billion (C$20 billion) are expected to hit key milestones in 2026 as prices rise on fears of a global supply squeeze. Seven domestic projects…
Regulatory Issues
Brazil delays critical minerals areas auction
Brazil has postponed a long-awaited auction of mineral exploration areas rich in critical minerals after its mining regulator said it lacks the resources to move forward. The National Mining Agency…
Ontario, Ottawa sign deal to speed up major projects
Ontario and Canada’s federal government signed an agreement that aims to curb duplicate reviews and advance long-planned infrastructure and projects such as those in the province’s metals-rich Ring of Fire…
BHP hit with $253M UK legal costs demand
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) could be on the hook for at least £189 million ($253 million) in legal costs after a U.K. court found last month that the world’s…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario targets 2-year project approvals
Ontario is to halve mine-permitting timelines to about two years under a new One Project, One Process framework, Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce said in London. The system consolidates…
Podcast: ‘It’s the time’—Hon. Stephen Lecce, Ross Beaty and Mark Selby on mining in Ontario
This week’s episode features the “Unlocking Ontario: One Project, One Process” panel from the International Metals Symposium in London, England, held on Dec. 1, 2025. The discussion brought together Hon….
Canada OKs $53B Anglo-Teck merger
The Canadian government has approved the $53-billion mega-merger of Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), clearing a major hurdle for the creation of one…
Ecuador sets 2026 tender for $3B Llurimagua
Ecuador plans a 2026 tender for Llurimagua as copper M&A accelerates and past JV disputes shape the project’s next phase.
Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
Study spotlights deep-sea mining’s impact on species
The largest study yet on the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining – commissioned by its leading proponent, The Metals Co. (Nasdaq: TMC) – has found a steep drop in seabed…
Chile’s weekend runoff puts copper future at stake
On Dec. 14, Chileans go to the polls to elect a new president who will govern until 2030 and shape the country’s most important economic engine: mining. Voters face a…
ACG walks from Anglo Asian after deal fails test
ACG Metals (LSE: ACG) said Thursday it will not make an offer for Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ) after a “thorough review” found the move would not create value. The…