Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends Volta Grande Installation Licence as Indigenous Settlement Awaits Approval
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has temporarily suspended the installation licence for Belo Sun Mining’s Volta Grande gold project in Pará…
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US–Australia Critical Minerals Pact: 2 Projects Underway, Billions Still Pending
One year ago today, President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the United States-Australia Critical Minerals Framework…
US-Australia Critical Minerals Deal Faces a Long Road to 2029
One year ago today, President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals framework at the White…
Project Vault Received Its First Copper Delivery. The Metal Came From a Mine Majority-Owned by China.
The United States has taken its first physical delivery of copper into Project Vault. The $12 billion strategic minerals reserve…
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Who Can License Deep-Sea Mining? The US and the ISA Disagree
The United States is advancing its own licensing route for deep-sea minerals, while the International Seabed Authority maintains that mining…
Ghana’s Mining Enforcement Actions Put Environmental Compliance Under Scrutiny
Ghana’s latest environmental enforcement actions range from a mine shutdown to a pre-closure notice and inspections under review. The cases…
US Mine Permitting Takes Longer Than Building a Nuclear Reactor? The Real Bottleneck
The United States has substantial mineral resources. Yet bringing a new mine into production can take decades. For critical minerals,…
Mining ESG Compliance 2026: 70% Fewer Datapoints, Same Risk
By Charles Pitts The European Commission’s revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) reduce reporting volume sharply, but they do not…
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How the US Government Is Financing Its Critical Minerals Industry
The US government has spent the past eighteen months deploying capital into critical minerals at a pace and in a…
US Rare Earth Strategy: Can New Financing Rebuild the Supply Chain?
Can US financing rebuild its rare earth supply chain? Explore China’s processing dominance, government-backed investment, and the risks facing domestic…
India Nears Critical Minerals Stockpiling Policy as Four Processing Parks Are Planned
India expects to finalise its critical minerals stockpiling policy within about a month, as planned processing parks and a ₹1,500-crore…
Project Vault: Aerospace Industry Warns US Critical Minerals Stockpile Could Push Prices Higher
The US government’s US$12 billion Project Vault aims to protect manufacturers from critical minerals shortages. But the aerospace industry warns…
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Canada Exploration Tax Reform Could Unlock C$1.6 Billion in Annual Spending, EY Estimates
An EY-Parthenon study estimates broader Canadian exploration tax eligibility could unlock up to C$1.6 billion in annual spending under favourable…
Lundin Gold Faces $154M Tax Bill in Ecuador Test Case
By Charles Pitts Ecuador’s tax authority has issued a $154 million assessment against Lundin Gold over the calculation of the…
Critical Minerals Supply Chain 2026: November Export Controls Test the West
China’s rare-earth export-control suspension is approaching a decision point that could reshape procurement plans across the Western automotive, defense, electronics…
Skillings Mining Intelligence: Royalty Scale, M&A Closes and the Copper Tariff Test
By Salini KrishnanTarget publish time: 4:00 PM ET Mining investors are weighing three connected signals: a widening gap between public-market…
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Brazil’s Critical Minerals Law Is Now in Force — As Capital Moves In and Mining Risks Come Into Focus
Brazil now has a national legal framework for critical and strategic minerals. Law 15.506, enacted on September 16, created the…
Brazil Enacts Law 15,506 Screening Strategic Minerals Deals
Strategic-minerals processing infrastructure in Brazil. By Charles Pitts Brazil has enacted a new framework for screening foreign investment and strategic…
Brazil Critical Minerals Law: What R$7B in Incentives Changes
Brazilian critical-minerals processing infrastructure in a tropical industrial setting. By Charles Pitts Brazil has enacted its first dedicated legal framework…
Brazil Critical Minerals Law: What Changed for Foreign Deals
Brazilian rare earth and lithium processing facility surrounded by tropical vegetation and red laterite soil. By Charles Pitts Brazil has…
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