Trident Royalties downplays exposure to Mexico’s lithium nationalization
Trident Royalties (AIM: TRR; US-OTC: TDTRF) shares fell to a fresh 12-month low Friday after China’s Gangfeng Lithium announced that Mexico has cancelled its Sonora…
Regulatory Issues
Anglo American receives ok for US$40M plan to extend El Soldado life
Chile’s environmental agency has approved Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) environmental impact statement (EIS) for its US$40-million operational continuity plan at its El Soldado copper mine,…
Argentina’s lithium-rich Salta province looks at streamlining EIA process
The legislature of the Argentinian northwestern Salta province is discussing a project that aims to expedite some of the processes related to mining environmental and…
Ecuador’s president asks court to resume environmental consultations
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has asked the country’s constitutional court to revoke a decision issued last week to suspend a decree enabling environmental consultations prior…
Colombia takes aim at ‘mining disorder’ with proposal limiting activity in vulnerable ecosystems
Colombia’s government made public a draft decree aimed at setting new criteria for establishing temporary natural reserves within the context of mining and environmental regulations….
Bolivia looks to mineral wealth as gas era fades
Once hailed for its growth, Bolivia is facing an economic reckoning. The huge gas reserves on which the country has prospered for the last two…
Excellon Resources’ shares drop after failed bid to acquire La Negra silver mine
Excellon Resources’ (TSX: EXN; NYSE: EXN) shares plummeted following the news that its $50-million planned acquisition of the past-producing La Negra silver mine in Mexico,…
Let business lead on energy transition, AusCan Forum hears, while Trudeau touts values
The world has a long way to go to meet net zero emissions targets, but resource-rich Australia and Canada are both well-positioned to help make…
MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has pulled the plug on a billion-dollar deal that would have seen it acquire a stake in downstream assets in…
Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest
Mining giant Newmont (NYSE: NEM) said on Tuesday the Canadian Competition Bureau had cleared the company to proceed with its intended acquisition of Australia’s Newcrest…
SolGold’s Cascabel copper mine licence renewed for 25 years
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) said on Monday it had been granted a 25-year licence renewal for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in the Andean country….
Lundin Mining becomes majority owner of Caserones copper mine
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the company that operates the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile, the world’s…