Canadian nickel exporters eye EU carbon boost
Big Nickel in Sudbury, Ontario. Stock image. The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which took full effect this month, has imposed a carbon price on products imported from…
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile
Australia’s Lynas is the only major producer of separated rare earths outside China. (Image courtesy of
University of Arizona research aims to turn mine waste into US critical minerals domestic resource
Photo credit: Lacey Bouzan Singh, Program Coordinator, Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining. A University of Arizona–led, $3.6 million Arbor-funded research initiative is assessing whether Arizona’s historic copper mine tailings—amounting to…
Trump, Congress move to overturn Minnesota mining ban
US President Donald Trump and Congress are moving to overturn a Biden-era mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, leading to the revival of one of the nation’s biggest mining…
Greenland miner Amaroq soars on report of US gov’t investment
Amaroq’s principal asset is the Nalunaq gold mine. Credit: Amaroq Minerals Greenland miner Amaroq’s (AIM, TSXV: AMRQ) shares surged on Thursday after reports came out that the company had held…
China-Japan rare earth spat curbs exports
China-Japan rare earth spat curbs exports China’s threats this week to restrict rare earths exports to Japan could harm the Japanese economy and manufacturers, which heavily depend on China for…
Energy Fuels estimates $1.8B value for Madagascar mineral sands project
Energy Fuels estimates $1.8B value for Madagascar mineral sands project Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) has released an updated feasibility study (FS) for its 100%-owned heavy mineral sands (HMS) project…
AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040 — S&P
Humanoid robots could drive significant copper demand, using about 1.6 million tonnes a year by 2040 or 6% of current global consumption. (Stock image IM Imagery.) Rapid and exponential growth…
Critical Metals to build pilot plant in Greenland
Rare earth developer Critical Metals’ (Nasdaq: CRML) stock surged on Wednesday as it approved the construction of a multi-use storage and pilot facility in Qaqortoq, Greenland, to support its Tanbreez…
Op-Ed: From Allende to Maduro – the price of resources and defiance
From Chile to Venezuela, battles over who controls strategic resources have repeatedly shaped regime change, foreign intervention and political fallout across the Americas. When Chilean socialist President Salvador Allende nationalized…
