June 20, 2025 Orano opposes planned Niger nationalization of its Somair mine Niger said late on Thursday it planned to nationalize the Somair mine after months of worsening relations.
June 19, 2025 Niger to nationalize Somair uranium venture operated by Orano Orano holds a 63% stake in Somair, while Niger's state-owned Sopamin owns the remainder.
June 18, 2025 Future low-carbon materials projects need $1.6 trillion in funding, report says In the metals sector, steel needs 90 projects to be financed by 2030 to meet net-zero goals, while aluminum needs 165.
June 18, 2025 Retired coal mines can give a boost to solar energy — report Abandoned coal mines from this decade could host 288 GW of solar panels, surpassing Germany's total power plants on unused land.
June 17, 2025 Tanking China coking coal market gets respite after output halts Chinese coking coal futures have staged a rare recovery this month, with the latest gains driven by temporary halts to production in the mining hub of Shanxi.
June 17, 2025 Ontario nuclear plan could boost uranium mining The Energy for Generations plan, released this month, sets out Ontario’s integrated long-term strategy to modernize the grid, expand transmission and guide power supply.
June 17, 2025 Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
June 16, 2025 Sprott to buy $200M of uranium for special fund The investment comes after spot uranium prices rose about 5.5% in May.
June 14, 2025 Alberta coal mines gravely threaten fish, study shows Non-peer reviewed study found that Crowsnest lake and its outlet, the Crowsnest River, are “highly stressed aquatic ecosystems.”
June 13, 2025 Trump’s tax-cut bill could hold back US critical minerals projects Miners say they need the credit to compete with China.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
