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.

June 12, 2025

No takers for Nova Scotia uranium blocks post-ban lift

Nova Scotia, having recently lifted its decades-long ban on uranium exploration, says it has not received any bids for the recently announced request for proposals.

June 11, 2025

China coal imports could drop by up to 100Mt in 2025, industry group says

Coal imports were 8% lower in the five months to the end of May, official data showed.

June 11, 2025

From boom to bust: battery metal prices tumble as supply floods market

Despite rising EV sales, the market fundamentals for lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and recycled materials worsen.

June 10, 2025

Swedish green steel maker mulls IPO to finance expansion plans

Stegra AB is building the world’s biggest green steel plant in northern Sweden.