Trump orders tariff probe on all US critical mineral imports China has placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions in retaliation to Trump's steep tariffs on Chinese goods. Reuters | April 15, 2025 | 3:16 pm
Vale’s iron ore output falls in first quarter hurt by Brazil rains Vale reaffirmed its forecast to produce between 325 million tons and 335 million tons of iron ore in 2025. Reuters | April 15, 2025 | 3:13 pm
Impossible Metals seeks mining lease near American Samoa The California-based company said it has developed a robotic device with a large claw that uses artificial intelligence to distinguish between nodules and aquatic life. Reuters | April 15, 2025 | 1:42 pm
PDAC video: American Pacific aims to ride US home-grown copper wave The projects are Palmer VMS in southeast Alaska and the Madison copper-gold project in Montana. Northern Miner Staff | April 15, 2025 | 12:00 pm
SQM-Codelco in crosshairs of Chile presidential frontrunner Evelyn Matthei has pledged to review a landmark deal that would see SQM relinquish a majority stake in its prized Atacama salt flat mine to Codelco. Bloomberg News | April 15, 2025 | 11:01 am
PDAC video: Seequent enables data control for miners with Evo launch, CEO says Company has launched its cloud-based Evo platform to digitally connect geoscience data environments. Northern Miner Staff | April 15, 2025 | 10:48 am
Gold stock analyst hails ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trade opportunity in miners Gold stock expert Don Durrett says that most analysts focus too much on present metrics. Jackson Chen | April 15, 2025 | 10:33 am
JV floated as path to reopen First Quantum Cobre Panama mine A government-industry partnership could resolve the dispute that has kept the Cobre Panama copper mine closed since November 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2025 | 9:45 am
Ascot targets August restart at Premier mill after funding Company is targeting an August return to production for its Premier gold project in British Columbia. Staff Writer | April 15, 2025 | 7:57 am