June 26, 2025 Canada approves law to fast-track resource projects, faces Indigenous opposition The bill's passage and implementation are a test for Carney, who was elected promising to transform Canada's economy.
June 26, 2025 Australia sues China-linked rare earth investors Australia has sought to build a domestic rare earths supply chain.
June 24, 2025 Prime Minister says Canada’s mines to help pay $110 billion NATO bill Mark Carney said country can meet a steep expected increase in its NATO spending obligations spending partly by leaning on the country’s bounty of critical minerals.
June 19, 2025 Greenland grants 30-year permit to EU-backed Molybdenum mine Malmbjer is expected to supply roughly 25% of the EU’s annual molybdenum demand over its first decade of operation.
June 18, 2025 Teck lands permit to extend life of copper mine in British Columbia Final investment decision to keep Canada’s largest copper mine running into the mid-2040s, is expected by year-end.
June 17, 2025 Ecuador reopens mining registry after seven-year freeze The registry had been closed since January 2018 amid concerns about irregularities in the concession system.
June 14, 2025 Ecuador expected to delay fee on mining, industry says Country will delay the implementation of a new mining fee estimated to generate $229 million annually.
June 13, 2025 Dundee Precious Metals to buy Adriatic in $1.25B deal It gives Dundee control of Adriatic’s flagship Vareš silver-zinc mine in central Bosnia, along with the Raška zinc-silver project in Serbia.
June 10, 2025 Northern Dynasty CEO sees Trump as pro-Pebble Northern Dynasty is awaiting news on its legal bid to overturn a 2023 United States Environmental Protection Agency veto against Pebble.
June 10, 2025 Indonesia revokes nickel mining permits at top diving spot It has cancelled four out of five nickel mining permits in Raja Ampat, one of the country’s most prized diving and snorkelling destinations.
Indonesia fines dozens of palm oil, mining companies $2.3B for operating in forest areas President Prabowo Subianto's forestry task force has seized more than 5,300 hectares of mining operations. December 08, 2025 | 10:14 am
