Republic of Mining

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/ There is a tendency in Ottawa to think that if you permit a mine, the capital will flow. But those working in the mining industry and on Bay Street know it isn’t that simple. This week, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said the world is entering the “largest investment supercycle in the ...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ Yukon government will be repaid money spent on clean-up following heap leach disaster in 2024 The troubled Eagle gold mine in central Yukon has a buyer. Singapore-based firm Boroo Pte. Ltd., which owns mining operations in Mongolia and Peru, has signed an agreement with the mine’s receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to acquire the mine f...

https://www.mining.com/ A bipartisan permitting reform proposal introduced in the US Senate on September 30 could deliver some of the most consequential changes to federal environmental approvals in decades, potentially shortening project development timelines and reducing legal uncertainty for mining companies. Sweeping bipartisan legislation targeting environmental reviews, li...

Home Canada is moving away from coal-fired electricity, but does that mean the country should also turn its back on coal used to manufacture steel? That distinction is increasingly important as governments debate the future of coal mining, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia. Metallurgical coal and thermal coal are fundamentally different commodities serving different ....

American Security Project On October 19, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Central Asia’s five foreign ministers in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, leading a U.S. business delegation that the State Department put at more than 200 business leaders. Uzbekistan announced 54 agreements and proposed projects with American partners worth nearly $12B, including critical minerals deals with ReE...