St Barbara readies Touquoy gold restart in Nova Scotia amid review dispute
St Barbara (ASX: SBM) is scheduled to resume processing stockpiled ore at its Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, as a federal assessment…
Regulatory Issues
Ontario fast-tracks Mayfair’s Fenn-Gib gold project
Ontario has added Mayfair Gold’s (TSXV: MFG; NYSE-A: MINE) Fenn-Gib gold project to its accelerated permitting program, making the proposed development near Timmins the fourth…
Trump rewrites mining playbook
“There is no better time to be mining in the United States.” For Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, President Donald…
Editorial: Policy must outlast politics
One of the clearest arguments for learning from U.S. President Donald Trump’s mining policy came recently from a former Spanish foreign minister in Seville. Ana…
Gold Fields clears Windfall environmental hurdle
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) has secured Quebec’s principal environmental approval for its Windfall gold project, clearing the way to restart underground development while…
BC Tory landslide raises mining hopes, rights fears
The Conservatives’ landslide election victory in British Columbia has raised mining industry hopes for faster permits and stronger exploration incentives, while setting up a clash…
Local miner outbids Freeport for Colombia exploration
Colombia’s OP Gold Capital outbid U.S. copper giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) for exploration rights in the country’s north, raising its offer to retain a 60-sq.-km…
Lula’s Brazil win puts rare earths in Trump’s crosshairs
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory is set to sustain the country’s push to process more of its vast rare earth reserves…
Ottawa finally matches $1B Ring of Fire funds
Ottawa has pledged up to $1 billion (US$712 million) to help build roads into Ontario’s Ring of Fire, backing a long-delayed route to undeveloped critical…
Seville MMH: Spain’s next mines hinge on funding
Financing Spain’s next mines depends on giving investors credible development schedules, yet uncertain approvals make it difficult to plan major spending, developers told the Mining…
Spain hunts hidden metals with €197M plan
Spain aims to begin airborne mineral surveys covering 100,000 sq. km within weeks, while explorers press for clearer spending plans and access to the results…
Seville panel: Europe must match US mining support
Europe needs to match its critical minerals ambitions with purchase guarantees, public investment and stable policies if it wants companies to build mines and processing…