Canada to impose new tariffs on China
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024…
Rare Earths
Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism
A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across 72 nations, as governments scramble to secure access to critical minerals essential for strategic industries, new research by global risk intelligence firm…
London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says
Ontario’s bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code. Yet the province must still widen…
Madagascar lifts suspension on Energy Fuels’ critical minerals project
Madagascar has lifted its suspension on Energy Fuels‘ (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) Toliara critical minerals project, aiding the company’s diversification from uranium as it restarts development on what could be…
Avalon gets $3.5M funding from Sibelco to advance non-JV projects
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) has received $3.5 million in a debt financing with Belgium’s SCR-Sibelco NV, which holds a 19.99% stake in the company. The funds will…
Forrest’s Wyloo Metals casts doubt over future of Aussie rare earths hopeful
A dispute is brewing between junior rare earth developer Hastings Technology Metals (ASX: HAS) and its funding partner, Andrew Forrest’s private investment vehicle Wyloo Metals. Hastings said it received a…
US government to assist Aclara with location study for new facility
Canada’s Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) announced on Wednesday a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration to find the best location for its planned rare earth separation…
Australia’s Global Lithium raises alarm over potential foreign takeover
Australia’s Global Lithium Resources (ASX: GL1) is seeking to postpone its upcoming annual shareholder meeting until March due to concerns over a potential breach of foreign ownership rules. The West…
Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie
The world is currently on course for global warming levels between 2.5˚C and 3˚C by the end of the century, far exceeding the 1.5˚C target outlined in the Paris Agreement…
Critical Metals finds new high-grade areas at Tanbreez rare earths project
European rare earths developer Critical Metals (NASDAQ: CRML) has flagged additional upside for its flagship Tanbreez project in Greenland after its exploration team identified two high-grade areas that were previously…
Space rock miner lands first US permit
AstroForge, a Los Angeles-based startup with plans to mine asteroids, received on Monday the United States Federal Communications Commission’s first-ever commercial license to operate in deep space. The move sets…
New film sees mining through Quebec Inuit eyes
The northern Quebec region of Nunavik is the setting for a new documentary on the tussle between Inuit survival on the land and the mining industry’s quest to dig it…