October 17, 2025

New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals

Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.

October 16, 2025

Vale drops plan to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility

GM and a partner paused the second phase of a cathode factory, leading to Vale's cancellation of a nickel sulphate project.

October 16, 2025

Canada signals approval of US gov’t stakes in mining firms

The US is increasingly taking stakes in publicly traded companies, including Canadian-based miners Trilogy Metals and Lithium Americas.

October 15, 2025

Column: China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once

The ultimate risk for China is that in cutting off Western buyers from refined metals it would risk eventually destroying its own industry.

October 15, 2025

Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation

The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.

October 15, 2025

Copper Mark to unify ESG standards for metal producers

The organization is moving to develop a single mining standard across various metal supply chains and form a new board with wider representation.

October 13, 2025

JPMorgan targets critical minerals with $1.5 trillion security initiative

Jamie Dimon: “It has become painfully clear that the United States has allowed itself to become too reliant on unreliable sources of critical minerals."

October 13, 2025

LME WEEK: Exchange to roll out premium pricing for sustainable metals

Some miners have complained their metals produced with renewable energy are not able to compete with cheaper output produced using coal.

October 12, 2025

Fire breaks out at Indonesia nickel hub, three injured

Operations at Morowali Industrial Park were running normally as the incident affected the premises of only one tenant.

October 12, 2025

Column: Turbulent markets fuel LME’s recovery from nickel crisis

Trading volumes are up, with nickel itself back to pre-crisis activity levels.