Colombia coal mine explosion kills 9 workers
A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s central Cundinamarca province killed nine workers, only weeks after regulators sounded the alarm about gas risks at the site. The blast occurred at the…
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Blast at Glencore’s Kazzinc plant kills two, injures five
Two people were killed and five others were injured following an explosion at Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) large zinc-gold production facility in eastern Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Preliminary findings suggest that the…
Breaking the West’s uranium enrichment bottleneck
With a full U.S. ban on imported Russian enriched uranium set to take effect in 2028, Western utilities are moving to rebuild enrichment and conversion capacity. That shift is reshaping the economics of the nuclear…
Dominican Republic halts GoldQuest gold-copper project after protests
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader has ordered a suspension of all activity at GoldQuest Mining’s (TSX-V: CQC) Romero gold-copper project after mass protests over environmental risks Thousands of demonstrators marched…
GBM taps Iamgold CEO in plan to open Kearney graphite mine in Ontario
Privately held Global Battery Materials (GBM) is aiming to restart Ontario’s mothballed Kearney graphite mine in less than two years to tap an expected surge in demand for the mineral amid growing calls for domestic production. Kearney, which…
CIM Connect: Teck chief pushes permits, power lines as Canada’s mining bottlenecks
Canada risks losing the next wave of critical-minerals investment unless it tightens permitting timelines, builds shared infrastructure and backs strategic metals projects that private capital has struggled to underwrite, Teck…
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…
Uranium spotlight: Four companies worth a look – Part 2
Rising demand for nuclear energy is sustaining interest in uranium projects around the world. Here’s a list of four companies to watch. IsoEnergy IsoEnergy (TSX: ISO) is focused on the Athabasca Basin and its Larocque…
Sibanye halts Kloof shaft after two killed
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW, NYSE: SBSW) said it halted a shaft at its Kloof gold operations in South Africa to probe how two of its employees died during a routine inspection….
Feds prep $1.5B tariff aid for metal producers
Canada’s federal government rolled out $1.5 billion in loans this week for companies grappling with new U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper products, a move that could adjust how…
Gold price continues to slide as US-Iran deal stalls
Gold dipped on Monday after two straight weekly declines, as a stalled United States-Iran deal continued to reinforce investor concerns over inflation. Spot gold fell as much as 1.8% to…
Pakistan separatists unravel Barrick’s Reko Diq plans
Militant attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province are emerging as a central risk to the U.S.-backed resources push anchored by Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Reko Diq copper-gold project. The…