World Gold Council proposes digital gold; price spikes
The World Gold Council has a new plan to allow investors to hold and trade digital versions of the yellow metal, issued on the same…
Regulatory Issues
Brazil probes Anglo’s $500M nickel sale to China’s MMG
Brazil’s competition authority has launched an investigation into Anglo American’s plan to sell its nickel operations in the country to China’s MMG for up to…
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….
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,…
SolGold shifts to Swiss HQ, fast-tracks Cascabel
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has moved its tax domicile to Switzerland as it pushes its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project into development. The shift, effective August…
B.C. OKs Mt Polley copper-gold pit expansion
British Columbia has approved Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) plan to deepen and extend the Springer pit at the Mount Polley copper-gold mine, adding about eight…
Burkina Faso’s nationalization rattles West Africa’s gold sector
Burkina Faso is accelerating its drive to nationalize natural resources, requesting this week to buy another 35% of West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) Kiaka gold…
Alaska fast tracks permits with new fed deal
Alaska aims to move priority mining and oil-and-gas proposals faster through permitting after signing a new agreement with federal regulators. The FAST-41 cooperation with Alaska,…
US adds copper, potash, silicon to critical minerals list
The U.S. government has added copper, potash and silicon to its draft list of critical minerals in the most significant overhaul since it was first…
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…
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…
China extends rare earth controls to imports
China has rolled out tighter controls on the mining and processing of rare earths by expanding its quota system to include imported materials and requiring…