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Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:NDM,NYSEAMERICAN:NAK) plunged on Wednesday (Feb. 18) after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an injunction supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) January 2023 veto of the company’s long-controversial Pebble project in Alaska. The order supports the EPA’s previous decision to restrict development of the proposed copper, gold and molybdenum […]
Ontario is fast-tracking one of Canada’s largest emerging gold projects, halving permit times for Kinross Gold’s (TSX:K,NYSE:KGC) Great Bear development in the Red Lake district. The province has announced this Big Dipper will be designated under the new One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework, a streamlined approval system aimed at reducing government review times by […]
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) is raising its long-term outlook for lithium demand after a breakout year for stationary energy storage, underscoring a shift in the battery materials market that is no longer powered solely by electric vehicles. The US-based lithium giant reported this fourth quarter 2025 net sales of $1.4 billion, up 16 percent year-over-year, with adjusted […]
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) has agreed to sell its Casa Berardi gold operation in Québec to Orezone Gold (TSX:ORE,OTCQX:ORZCF) for a total consideration of up to US$593 million. The deal, announced on Monday (Jan. 26), includes the sale of Hecla Québec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hecla that owns the Casa Berardi mine and related […]
BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) are work together to unpack up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore under two non-binding memoranda of understanding. The companies said on Wednesday (Jan 14) that mining and extraction will be carried out at BHP’s Yandi and Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina operations, which are about 80 kilometers apart. “This […]
Copper prices rose to a new record high on Tuesday (Jan 6), with continued supply disruptions and trading uncertainty pushing the metal to a nearly 30 percent rally since October. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose as much as 3.1 percent in early trading to a record high of US$13,387.50 a […]
Oil prices moved uneasily at the start of the week as market participants digested the fallout from a sudden US intervention in Venezuela over the weekend. Brent crude fell as much as 1.2 percent in early trading on Monday (Jan. 5), falling to around $60 a barrel before recovering modestly to trade just above $61. […]
From boardroom decisions to billions of dollars worth of construction projects, 2025 was a defining year for Australian mining companies as they navigated changes in the global landscape. Escalating trade tensions, changing US tariff policies and increased geopolitical risk have reshaped export strategies and investor sentiment, in addition to demand for crucial minerals. Against this […]
Canada has approved the merger of Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A,TECK.B,NYSE:TECK) and Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:AAUKF), clearing a major regulatory hurdle to create a new global mining heavyweight worth more than $53 billion. Teck and Anglo American said they received approval under the Investment Canada Act, allowing the companies to proceed with their planned “merger of equals.” first […]
As scrutiny of the battery metals supply chain intensifies, the conversation about sustainability has moved far beyond just carbon footprint. During this year’s Benchmark Week, Stefan Debruyne, director of external affairs at Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) (NYSE:SQM), made that point unmistakably: Sustainability in lithium is as much about people, processes and transparency […]
