Comment: Gold is tariff-proof. Canada has $11 billion a year of it stuck in permitting
Canada spent the first half of September answering Washington’s trade escalation dollar for dollar after the United States imposed 50% tariffs on a broad range…
Regulatory Issues
China’s MMG moves to ease EU concerns over $500M Anglo nickel deal
China-backed MMG (HKG: 1208) has pledged to maintain or increase nickel supplies to Europe after the European Commission formally objected to its planned purchase of…
Carney summit touts $500B, exposes mining scale gap
Ottawa says its Canada Investment Summit generated nearly $500 billion (US$358 billion) in commitments, but most of the headline sum isn’t tied to individual mines…
Lundin Gold tax fight tests Ecuador mining rules
Ecuador’s $154-million (C$215-million) tax assessment against Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) has opened a dispute over how the country calculates the state’s share of…
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 60
At least 60 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s West Kordofan state as reports that survivors remained underground spurred calls for…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according…
Radiant World sues Glencore for $2 billion
Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals have sued Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in Singapore, seeking $2 billion (C$2.8 billion) in damages. Sapphire…
BHP faces arbitration in Port Hedland wage dispute
Workers at BHP’s (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) Port Hedland operations are seeking binding intervention in a wage dispute that is deepening labour tensions at the…
Pentagon backs $150M Blue Moon tungsten restart
The U.S. Department of Defense is putting $450 million (C$626 million) into The Elmet Group (Nasdaq: ELMT), with $150 million earmarked for Blue Moon Metals’…
U.S. takes 10% Trilogy stake in Alaska push
The U.S. government has closed a $35.6-million (C$49.4-million) investment giving it about 10% of Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ), deepening Washington’s direct involvement in developing…
Mining leads Carney’s $1T investor pitchbook
Mining projects dominate the investment prospectus Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will put before global investors in Toronto next week, reported to account for 63…
EU scrutiny of Anglo-MMG nickel deal tests China stance
China-backed MMG (HKG: 1208) is urging European regulators to approve its $500-million (C$690 million) purchase of Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) Brazilian nickel business in a…