May 23, 2025

US approves Utah uranium mine after two-week environmental review

Velvet-Wood becomes the first approved project under an emergency process for the Interior Department to permit energy facilities on federal lands.

May 23, 2025

Canada’s new energy minister vows to speed up permitting, reset industry relations

Tim Hodgson vowed on Friday to cut back a lengthy approval process that means major projects can often take many years to be given the green light.

May 23, 2025

Column: US aluminum smelters vie with Big Tech for scarce power

It's forty-five years since anyone built a primary aluminum smelter in the US.

May 23, 2025

Miners call on Australian government to lift productivity, go green

The Australian Labor Party has a strong mandate to lead, with mining bosses urging the government to bolster resources sector policies.

May 21, 2025

Greenland gives Danish-French group permit to mine rock with green potential

The permit was granted to Greenland Anorthosite Mining, backed by French, Danish and Greenlander investment funds.

May 21, 2025

Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA

The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.

May 21, 2025

Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind

LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.

May 21, 2025

Rosneft acquires Russia’s largest rare earth deposit

The move by Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft mirrors a broader trend of oil majors diversifying into critical minerals.

May 20, 2025

Trump sets stage to sell ocean mining rights off American Samoa

The move follows a request for a lease sale from a company the Interior Department identified as US-based Impossible Metals.

May 19, 2025

Alberta Energy Regulator approves Gina Rinehart-backed Grassy Mountain coal project

The mine, originally closed in 1983, has the capacity to produce 4.5 million tonnes of steelmaking coal annually and spans 2,800 hectares.