Iran war squeezes acid, aluminium, miners’ margins: WoodMac report
The Iran war around the Strait of Hormuz is starting to hit miners far from the Persian Gulf, Wood Mackenzie warned on Wednesday. The conflict is choking sulphur shipments that…
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First Phosphate update expands EV battery ingredient by four times in Quebec
A resource update for First Phosphate’s (CSE: PHOS; US-OTC: FRSPF) main Bégin-Lamarche project in northeastern Quebec has boosted the indicated tonnage more than fourfold while creating a new measured category…
Stillwater Critical flags Montana rhodium upside
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) is using new rhodium assays and a defined chromium inventory to press the Stillwater West multi-metal project in Montana as an important future…
Sherritt drops plan to dissolve Cuban assets
Sherritt International (TSX: S) has dropped plans to dissolve its mining assets in Cuba, though operations will remain suspended amid ongoing United States sanctions on the island nation. The Canadian…
Trump courts Brazil in rare earth supply push
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are forging an unlikely partnership around rare earths as Washington races to loosen China’s grip on critical…
TMC, Allseas strike first seabed nodule mining deal
The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) has signed a commercial agreement with offshore engineering giant Allseas to develop and operate what the companies say would be the world’s first commercial deep-sea…
Ontario spotlight: Four explorers worth a look – Part 1
Ontario is a global mining powerhouse, rich in copper, gold, nickel, lithium and platinum group elements. Here are four companies to watch.
Sherritt shares crater on Cuba sanctions shock
Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) shares plunged 30% on Thursday after the Canadian miner suspended its direct participation in Cuba operations as a result of sweeping new United States…
TMCR expands into iron ore with $133M US deal
The Metals Royalty Company (Nasdaq: TMCR), a spinoff from seabed mining hopeful The Metals Co. (Nasdaq: TMC), is buying a royalty on Mesabi Metallics’ iron ore project in Minnesota for…
Ottawa’s $6B skills push pits miners vs builders
Ottawa’s $6-billion (US$4.4-billion) push into skilled trades aims to ease a looming labour crunch, but it’s uncertain how much of the spending will reach mining – an industry already scrambling…
Ontario to axe early-stage red tape, Lecce says
Ontario is preparing legislation this year to slash red tape on early-stage projects as it shifts its minerals strategy towards defence metals and backs Toronto’s bid to host a Nato bank, Energy and Mining Minister…
TMC shares soar as NOAA backs seabed mining plan
Shares in The Metal Company (NASDAQ: TMV) jumped on Friday after a United States Regulator ruled the company’s deep-seabed mining application fully compliant. The decision by the National Oceanic and…