BC exploration rules disappointing: AME
A new British Columbia consultation framework for mineral claims fails to address key industry concerns and runs the risk of scaring off investors, the provincial…
Regulatory Issues
US seeks new Ukraine minerals terms: Financial Times
The Trump administration is looking to renegotiate its proposed minerals deal with Ukraine which, if agreed, would grant the U.S. expanded access to the Eastern…
Poilievre vows 6-month Ring of Fire OK
Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give federal approval for the contentious Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario within months if he…
Infographic: Tesla’s wild ride from surge to slump
Elon Musk’s political rise once fueled Tesla’s stock—but now is it dragging it down? Sentiment has turned sharply, sending shares tumbling. In Europe, sales are…
NexGen’s Rook 1 project to enter CNSC final stage approval, analysts cool on hearing delays
NexGen Energy’s (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) Rook 1, Canada’s largest development-stage uranium project has reached the final stage of project approval, with the Canadian…
US copper imports might double: Goldman Sachs
A potential Trump administration tariff on copper could swell American imports by 50% to 100% as traders race to buy the red metal and gain…
Palliser pressures Rio Tinto to drop dual listing
Activist investor Palliser Capital is urging the chair of Rio Tinto (NYSE, ASX, LSE: RIO), the world’s second largest miner, to abandon its primary London…
Video: Certainty lacks in BC permitting process, mining association exec says
Mining Association of British Columbia president Michael Goehring says red tape chokes a generational opportunity in the province’s critical minerals boom. Speeding up mine approvals…
Rio Tinto creates lithium unit after completing $6.7B Arcadium deal
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has officially completed its $6.7-billion (C$9.57-billion) acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM; NYSE: ALTM), which will become Rio Tinto…
Interview: Wilkinson mulls more tax credits for juniors
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources says he’s open to discussing ways to boost funding in junior mining stocks and that he’s concerned infrastructure…
PDAC: Wilkinson presses critical minerals case; auto sector exempted from tariffs for a month
Canada’s energy and natural resources minister said the Trump administration must realize it could soon face taxed critical mineral exports from its northern neighbour in…
Canada shoots back with tariffs on US
Canada has retaliated with $30 billion worth of duties against the United States after it imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on the vast majority of Canadian…