June 10, 2024 Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to the country’s economic or national security.
June 10, 2024 Premium Nickel upsizes Botswana financing to $20 million The upsized financing represents nearly double the initial offering amount.
June 10, 2024 Palamina to buy Aurania’s Peru unit to boost copper assets The move will give Palamina access to strategic copper and silver projects in the country, including the Vicus Pluma project.
June 10, 2024 Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.
June 10, 2024 Nevada Copper files for bankruptcy, names new top boss It has also halted its Pumpkin Hollow copper mine in Nevada and named Tom Albanese, its lead independent director, as the new chairperson.
June 9, 2024 World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes found that the mining ban on the Santurbán moor does not violate the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
June 9, 2024 Existing fossil fuel projects enough to meet energy demands while world transitions to net zero – study Researchers recommend that governments legislate to ban new fossil fuel projects.
June 7, 2024 Demand for Canadian natural resources on a “scale never seen before,” says MAC According to the report, the total value of the country's mineral and metal production has quadrupled since 2000.
June 7, 2024 American Creek shares soar on Cunningham’s 20% Treaty Creek buy bid Treaty Creek, in the Golden Triangle region of northwest British Columbia, is a joint venture project with Tudor Gold and Teuton Resources.
June 7, 2024 Fireweed Metals gets $34 million Lundin-backed financing for Yukon Territory exploration The Macpass project is hailed as one of the world's largest undeveloped zinc resources.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am