Editorial: Industrial power returns
For much of the past three decades, mining executives struggled to convince governments that minerals were strategic assets. They no longer have to make that case because…
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Ottawa approves Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) has secured federal approval to proceed with its proposed Crawford polymetallic mine in Ontario, paving the way for a…
US struggles to secure lithium for strategic stockpile
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has pushed back for a second time the deadline for suppliers to bid on a contract to provide battery-grade lithium…
Cuba’s cobalt exposes Western supply chain weak spot
Canada’s largest cobalt refinery has become an unexpected casualty of United States sanctions on Cuba, exposing a critical weakness in Western mineral supply chains that…
Deep-sea mining threatens 60% of vent species: IUCN
More than 60% of the rare mollusc species living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents face extinction from proposed seabed mining, prompting the International Union for Conservation…
Rule Summit: Royalty juniors seek higher value in prolonged metals rally
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Smaller royalty companies say stronger metals prices and growing demand for mine financing are creating opportunities to narrow the valuation gap…
Fortune gets $50M for Nico road
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) and the Tłı̨chǫ government might receive up to $50 million (US$35.25 million) from Ottawa to help connect the long-delayed…
US sanctions shut Canada’s largest cobalt refinery
Sherritt International (TSX: S) has begun shutting down its Fort Saskatchewan refinery after expanded U.S. sanctions on Cuba halted the feedstock supply needed to keep…
Canada offers Italy priority access to critical minerals
Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered Italy priority access to Canada’s critical mineral reserves as the two countries expanded cooperation on supply chains, defence and…
Rinehart’s $1B SpaceX bet targets mining beyond Earth
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sees potential ties between its critical minerals portfolio and Elon Musk’s space venture as demand grows.
Conflict coltan from Congo linked to Sony, Microsoft, Nvidia supply chains
Coltan smuggled from mines controlled by the M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has entered supply chains serving major technology and automotive…
Fortune advances Nico cobalt-gold project as cash hurdle looms
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) plans to publish an updated feasibility study next month at its long-delayed Nico cobalt-gold-bismuth project as it looks towards…