Ontario First Nation seeks mining claims ban, for now at least There are some 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows’s interim area of interest for over more than 2,850 sq. km in the province’s far northwest. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | July 15, 2024 | 12:06 pm
Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 8:41 am
Foran Mining taps investors for McIlvenna Bay initial phase funding McIlvenna Bay is currently host to the largest undeveloped VMS deposit in the Flin Flon region in Saskatchewan. Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 8:38 am
US approaches Indonesia for multinational critical mineral partnership Jakarta has asked Washington for a critical mineral trade deal similar to the US deal with Japan. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 7:03 am
SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project Streaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits and later begin construction of the Cascabel copper-gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 5:55 am
Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am
Vehicle electrification requires 55% more copper mines by 2050 — study To reach net zero by 2050 would require at least 194 mines or 6 new mines every year, a recent study by the IEF shows. Staff Writer | July 14, 2024 | 9:07 am
Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar Humanity would have to mine more copper in the next 20 years than in human history to meet surging global demand on the back of the energy transition. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 12, 2024 | 4:50 pm
Gold, silver and copper had a banner first half Silver is up 33% year to date (July 8), gold is up 15.8%, and copper has gained 19.1%. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 12, 2024 | 1:33 pm
