Exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows
The mining sector saw a sharp uptick in activity during the month of October, aided by an influx of significant drilling results and surge in financings, according to the latest…
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RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending
While the global electric car market has certainly slowed down from the rapid growth of the last few years, particularly in Europe, year to date unit sales (including plug-in and…
Platinum Group partners with Saudi firm for smelter amid South African export hurdles
Canada’s Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM; NYSE-AM: PLG) is working with Saudi Arabia and a Riyadh-based partner to build a smelter and refinery in the Middle East country. But they…
Premium shares jump on Botswana copper-nickel project initial resource
An initial estimate for Premium Resources’ (TSXV: PREM) past-producing Selkirk project in eastern Botswana outlines 44.2 million inferred tonnes grading 0.3% copper and 0.24% nickel, the company reported Wednesday. Shares…
Trump tariff plan would knock US-Canada-Mexico metals and mining
United States president-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slap double-digit tariffs on America’s top trading partners will snarl metals supply chains and lower demand, analysts and industry leaders said. Trump said…
Mining CEO salaries rise, but gender diversity remains elusive, Bedford report finds
Chief executive base salaries in the mining industry increased between 2% and 12% in 2023, according to the Bedford Group/TRANSEARCH’s 2024 Board and Executive Compensation Report. Companies with assets under…
Mining’s old guard needs strong medicine
MINING.COM’s ranking of world’s 50 most valuable miners enjoyed a combined market capitalization of US$1.51 trillion at the end of Q3, up by single digits since the start of the…
Could Trump’s deregulation quest speed permitting in Canada too?
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump made two picks for key posts in his administration last week that signal he’s serious about rolling back environmental regulations and speeding up permitting for oil…
B.C. creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation into two: Mining and Critical Minerals and Energy and Climate Solutions, to fast-track…
Permitting delays impact BC projects valued at $38B, AME says
British Columbia’s exploration sector has over 60 critical mineral projects waiting for permits. It’s a $38-billion pileup of economic opportunities, some waiting indefinitely, Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) president and…
Exploration spending to stay flat despite Trump pledges, strong gold prices, S&P says
The amount spent to find new mineral sources may grow little next year, even if gold prices continue their record run and President-elect Donald Trump cuts red tape, according to…
Friedland mulls listing African iron ore company on ASX
Mining magnate Robert Friedland is said to be planning to list his privately owned iron ore company, Ivanhoe Atlantic, on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) next year. The move, the…