Trump moves to fast-track deep-sea mining push
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on deep-sea mining that aims to pave the way for offshore resource extraction and cut the country’s critical minerals…
Africa
South Africa blocks Kropz bid to mine in national park
Kropz had applied in March to extract phosphate from land within the West Coast National Park.
Atlantic Lithium asks Ghana for tax relief to save mine
Australia’s Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has appealed to the Ghanaian government for fiscal concessions to keep its Ewoyaa lithium project afloat, warning that the collapse in lithium prices has put…
RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
Allied Gold picks $80M raising after nixing UAE funds
Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC; US-OTC: AAUCF) is raising $80 million through a public offering to fund further engineering and growth initiatives at the Sadiola mine in Mali and its Côte…
Robex files prospectus for $77M Australia IPO
Canadian miner Robex Resources (TSX: RBX) filed a prospectus with Australian securities regulators for an estimated A$120 million (US$77 million) initial public offering that will help pay for a new…
Alphamin cuts tin forecast 12% amid DRC unrest
Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) has lowered its full-year tin production forecast by 12% to 17,500 tonnes due to recent conflict-related disruptions at its Bisie mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo….
Awalé logs strong results at Newmont-backed project
Drilling at Awalé Resources’ (TSXV: ARIC) Odienné copper-gold project in Côte d’Ivoire has returned results as high as 26 metres grading 12 grams gold per tonne, the company reported Thursday….
Kodal clears key permit hurdle for Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has successfully transferred the Foulaboula exploitation permit —a key mining licence for its Bougouni lithium project in Mali — to its subsidiary, Les Mines de Lithium…
Paladin faces irate investors in class action
Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN, US-OTC: PALAF) says it will challenge a class action suit in Australia alleging the uranium producer’s output forecast misled investors. The case filed with the…
Fire shuts Kinross’ Tasiast mill in Mauritania
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has temporarily suspended mill operations at its Tasiast project in western Mauritania after a fire in the mill on Monday which has been extinguished,…
First Quantum buys into Prospect to spur Zambia copper
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is acquiring a 15% stake in Prospect Resources (ASX: PSC), a battery and electrification metals developer based in Australia, as it deepens its presence…