December 1, 2025 Southeast Alaska Tribes sue BC government over mining projects in province’s northwest They claim the government failed to consult its 14 member tribes on major mining projects proposed in the headwaters of the transboundary Taku, Stikine and Unuk Rivers.
November 14, 2025 Climate talks turn to risks of extracting critical minerals For the first time, countries have included language on critical minerals — and the risks associated with their extraction and processing — in a draft decision.
November 11, 2025 Emerson partners with Lithium Americas for Thacker Pass automation Thacker Pass boasts the world’s largest known measured lithium resource.
November 5, 2025 International Council on Mining and Metals releases Tailings Progress Report The report found that 67% of 836 member facilities are now in full conformance with GISTM.
November 4, 2025 NexGold achieves major permit win for Goldboro project in Nova Scotia The Fisheries Act authorizations represent the last major federal approvals needed for the project.
October 31, 2025 US approves first cleanup of abandoned, contaminated uranium mines For decades, thousands of sites associated with abandoned uranium mine waste have remained contaminated — many on or near Navajo and tribal lands.
October 13, 2025 Vale, Wabtec to test ethanol use in locomotives on the Vitória-Minas Railway in Brazil Ethanol is a renewable fuel that replaces fossil diesel.
September 25, 2025 British Columbia miners sweep Reclamation Symposium awards BC was one of the first jurisdictions in Canada to implement mine reclamation legislation, and the first to extend this policy to exploration sites.
September 3, 2025 British Columbia upholds C$800,000 Peace River Coal penalty The penalty was the largest ever issued by the BC Ministry of the Environment when it was first handed down in 2021.
August 27, 2025 From brown to green: Historical German lignite site converted to solar park The project site runs along the so-called “death strip”, left behind by the GDR border guards in 1989.
Namib Minerals to restart mothballed Zimbabwe gold mine in February Redwing currently has an estimated 2.5 million ounces of gold and is the largest resource base in the group's Zimbabwean portfolio. December 19, 2025 | 07:08 am
