Hormuz shock drives coal to 14-year high
Coal investment will reach $180 billion (C$250 billion) this year, up 4% from last year and the highest since 2012, as the Middle East conflict pushes Asian countries to produce…
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Copper prices must rise as supply crunch looms: Giustra
Copper prices will need to rise sharply as miners struggle to build enough new supply to meet demand from electrification, artificial intelligence and grid expansion, mining financier Frank Giustra says….
Rio starts $1.5B expansion of Quebec aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) has begun a $1.5 billion (C$2.1 billion) expansion of its AP60 low-carbon aluminium smelter in Quebec. The project advances the company’s push to supply…
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…
Sovereign seeks $60M rare earth revenue from tailings in Malawi
Sovereign Metals (ASX: SVM; LSE-A: SVML; US-OTC: SVMLF) said Wednesday heavy rare earth-rich monazite confirmed in four planned pits at its Kasiya project in Malawi could open a third revenue…
BHP urged to assess rare earths at Olympic Dam
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) must assess whether rare earths and other critical minerals at its Olympic Dam mine complex can be commercially produced under a new agreement with South…
Video: Midstream wall slows US critical minerals push, panel hears
The United States is putting more money behind critical minerals, but the West still lacks the processing capacity and private capital needed to cut its reliance on China, a May…
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…
Sponsored video: Mogotes hails ‘game-changer’ Argentina discovery at Filo Sur
Mogotes Metals (TSXV: MOG; US-OTC: MOGMF) CEO Allen Sabet recently sat down for an interview with The Northern Miner’s Video Anchor, Devan Murugan. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid…
How to dodge the Iran war acid shortage: one miner bought its own plant
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) is moving to protect its $587-million (C$810 million) capex namesake oxide project from a volatile sulphuric acid market in Chile. As the explorer pivots…
CIM Connect Video: Quebec miners press to cut permit delays, association says
Quebec must speed permits, cut overlap between federal and provincial reviews and rebuild public trust if it wants to keep mining investment flowing, Quebec Mining Association president and CEO Emmanuelle…
Sponsored: AbraSilver weighs options to enhance Diablillos economics
The Northern Miner’s video anchor Devan Murugan recently caught up with AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) CEO John Miniotis for the latest update on the company’s Diablillos project in…