Brazil survey plan could give big miners first claims
Brazil’s geological survey is considering giving companies that help pay for airborne surveys temporary exclusive access to the results, raising concerns that large funders could…
Regulatory Issues
Spain’s Andalucia courts miners with faster permits
The Andalucia region in Spain wants to attract mining investors with faster approvals and access to hundreds of areas covered by expired mineral rights, as…
Seabed rocks catch fire during lab tests
Metal-rich rocks recovered from the Pacific Ocean began smoking and heating when researchers broke them apart in a laboratory, highlighting a potential fire hazard for…
US Project Vault readies $1B loan blitz for industry
Federal-backed financing aims to help US manufacturers secure essential metals and materials amid supply risks.
Buffalo clears potash permit hurdle in Saskatchewan
Buffalo Potash (TSXV: BUFF; US-OTC: BLPTF) has secured Saskatchewan approval to complete construction and operate its first Disley potash facility, with first production still targeted…
Gold council urges miners to name refiners
Gold miners are being urged to identify the refiners receiving metal from each operating mine under a World Gold Council disclosure framework aimed at making…
EU fast-tracks KGHM’s $3.46B Polish copper projects
The European Commission has granted strategic status to two copper projects worth a combined more than 9.5 billion zlotys ($3.46 billion) being developed by Polish…
Editorial: Quebec’s new power rationing
This editorial appeared in The Northern Miner’s October print edition, which features a special focus on Quebec’s mining industry. As the province pursues new mines…
Tax breaks could spur $1.6B more in exploration: AME
Federal govt’s commitment to expand eligible activities under CEE will create as many as 34,000 full time jobs, report found.
Canada’s miners must seize political opening: Gratton
Canada’s mining industry has won the political support needed to reverse years of decline, outgoing Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton…
Greenland advances Tanbreez rare earths project
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has won Greenland government approval for the mining and closure plans at its Tanbreez rare earths project, clearing a major hurdle…
Barrick secures 15-year North Mara licences in Tanzania
Tanzania has renewed Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) licences for the North Mara gold mine for 15 years, securing its operating tenure as the…