MAX Power Mining, Moose Jaw to Advance Natural Hydrogen Commercialization
Canadian junior MAX Power Mining (CSE: MAXX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the City of Moose Jaw to advance the commercialization of natural hydrogen in Saskatchewan’s Regina‑Moose Jaw Industrial Corridor. The agreement targets the Lawson discovery, Canada’s first natural hydrogen drilling find, and a newly identified Bracken well that recorded helium concentrations up to 8.7%, signaling strong hydrogen potential. By linking the discovery to the corridor’s burgeoning energy infrastructure—including the nation’s largest proposed data centre—MAX Power aims to validate a commercial‑scale natural hydrogen supply. The initiative positions Saskatchewan as a potential global hub for domestically sourced clean baseload power.
Trump Leaves Beijing with No Rare Earth Deal Confirmed
President Donald Trump returned from a two‑day summit in Beijing without securing a concrete rare‑earth agreement, despite touting the trip as a success. The United States is seeking more reliable access to rare‑earth minerals essential for electric vehicles, semiconductors and...
Water Shortages Are Quietly Killing Mining Projects — New Tech Rises to Fix It
Mining projects are increasingly derailed by water scarcity, as permitting timelines and community opposition turn water into a core economic constraint. Experts note that water permits can add two to four years to schedules, a factor often omitted from early...
Moose Jaw Backs Max Power’s Natural Hydrogen Ambitions
Max Power, a Canadian clean‑energy startup, announced that the city of Moose Jaw will back its natural hydrogen project with financial incentives, land access and workforce training. The partnership aims to produce roughly 10,000 tonnes of low‑carbon hydrogen per year, leveraging carbon‑capture...
Goldman Adds SMRs to Nuclear Model, Sees 17% Upside in Uranium Demand
Goldman Sachs has revised its nuclear power model to include roughly 46 GW of small modular reactor (SMR) capacity by 2045, raising its nuclear generation outlook by 6% and adding 62 million lb of uranium demand – a 17% increase over previous forecasts....
TD Securities Reiterates “Buy” Rating On Uranium Energy (UEC) Following Q2 Fiscal 2026 Results
TD Securities reiterated its "Buy" rating on Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) after the company posted Q2 fiscal 2026 results and announced production at the Hobson Central Processing Plant, the first new U.S. in‑situ recovery (ISR) uranium mine in over a...
Nouveau Monde to Proceed with G7’s Biggest Graphite Mine
Nouveau Monde Graphite confirmed a final investment decision for its Matawinie graphite mine in Quebec, completing a $309.7 million equity raise and bringing total project funding to roughly $644.5 million. The open‑pit mine, slated to start construction soon, will produce about 106,000 tonnes...
DRC Mining Cadastre Reports Strong Revenue Growth and Advances in Mining Title Reforms
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mining Cadastre (CAMI) reported a sharp rise in state revenues, remitting $32.4 million in 2024 versus $11 million in 2023. Over the past two years the agency recovered about 50,000 sq km of mining land through streamlined title management....
Zambia Approves Limited Sulphuric Acid Exports to DRC as Copper Smelters Resume Shipments
Zambia has approved limited sulphuric acid exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo, easing a ban that began in September. The move enables Chambishi Copper Smelter and Mopani Copper Mines to restart shipments of the chemical essential for copper and...
Newcore Announces Upsized $15 Million Bought Deal
Newcore Gold Ltd. announced an upsized $15 million bought‑deal financing, increasing the offering from $10 million to 28.3 million common shares priced at C$0.53 each, with closing expected by May 28, 2025. The proceeds will fund exploration and development of the Enchi Gold Project in...
UK Moves to Ban New North Sea Oil and Gas Licences Permanently
The UK government’s Energy Independence Bill will permanently ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, fulfilling Labour’s pre‑election clean‑energy pledge. The move comes as oil prices have surged amid the Iran conflict, intensifying scrutiny over Britain’s energy...
From Variability to Control, Molycop's OreVia Platform
Molycop has launched OreVia, a real‑time process characterisation platform that monitors rock, slurry and froth conditions across comminution and flotation circuits. The system gives operators continuous visibility, allowing proactive adjustments to feed strategy, grinding media and froth stability. Deployments report...
Grinding Efficiency at the Centre of the Energy Transition
Grinding circuits, which can consume up to 40% of a mine’s electricity, are now a board‑level focus as mining firms chase lower costs and carbon footprints. ABB’s gearless mill drive (GMD) technology replaces traditional gearboxes with a synchronous ring motor,...
Hindustan Zinc Aims to Unlock ₹2,000 Cr in Value Through AI Push
Hindustan Zinc Ltd, part of Vedanta, announced at Zinnovation 2026 that it will pursue an AI‑led transformation worth about ₹2,000 crore (roughly $240 million). The initiative, run with V‑Spark DeepTech Ventures, targets productivity, cost, asset reliability, energy efficiency, safety, recoveries and faster decision‑making...
Velesto Lines up Multi-Well Offshore Rig Job in Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has landed a charter contract with Hibiscus Oil & Gas to provide a jack‑up rig for a 2026 offshore drilling campaign. The agreement, Velesto’s first asset‑light arrangement, includes drilling eight plug‑and‑abandonment wells, one exploration well and up...
The Tech Download: Trump's China Visit Left Chip Export Issue Unresolved, with Rare Earths Deal Still Uncertain
President Donald Trump’s May 2026 visit to China, accompanied by top U.S. tech CEOs, failed to address the looming chip export control dispute, leaving Nvidia’s H200 AI chip sales to Chinese firms in limbo. The bilateral talks also left the...
Lithium Americas Sees up to $120M Tariff Hit on Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas disclosed that U.S. steel tariffs, inflation linked to the Iran‑Houthi conflict, and shipping disruptions could increase construction costs at its Thacker Pass lithium project by $80 million to $120 million. The company now projects Phase 1 spending between $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion,...
Lithium Americas Sees up to $120M Tariff Hit on Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas disclosed that U.S. tariffs, fuel-price spikes and Middle‑East‑linked inflation could increase construction costs at its Thacker Pass lithium mine by $80 million to $120 million. The company’s Phase 1 capital estimate now exceeds the original $2.93 billion forecast as it moves toward...
Building a Mine-to-MREC Value Chain From Malawi to Kazakhstan
Lindian Resources, an Australian‑listed miner, announced a vertically integrated mine‑to‑MREC (metal rare‑earth concentrate) value chain that will move rare‑earth ore from its Kangankunde project in Malawi to a new processing facility in Kazakhstan. The plan, detailed at a recent stakeholder...
Indonesia’s Nickel Dominance Reshapes Global Supply Outlook
Global nickel output rose 6.1% in 2025, driven almost entirely by Indonesia’s aggressive expansion across sites such as Weda Bay, Gag Island and Morowali. Brazil and Canada added modest gains, while Australia’s production plunged 58.6% and the Philippines saw declines...
Perseus Continues to Progress Tanzania Project to First Gold
Perseus Mining’s 80%-owned Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania is moving toward first gold production in the first quarter of 2027. Four of the seven carbon‑in‑leach (CIL) tanks have reached full height and the original‑equipment‑manufacturer has begun mill installation. The camp...
UAE Speeds Up Pipeline Project to Help Bypass Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates has ordered the fast‑track construction of the West‑East oil pipeline, aiming to double its Fujairah export capacity by 2027 and provide a reliable bypass of the Strait of Hormuz. Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin...
Caturus Takes FID on Commonwealth LNG Project in Louisiana
Caturus announced a final investment decision for its Commonwealth LNG export project in Louisiana after securing $9.75 billion in project financing. The total capital commitments now stand at $21.25 billion for a 9.5 million‑tonne‑per‑annum facility slated to start operations in 2030. Long‑term offtake...
Nigeria: Nigeria's Mining Data Exists Online, but Communities Most Affected Cannot Access It
Nigeria’s mining oversight is digitized, yet rural communities near Shiroro cannot access the online licensing and environmental data. Residents of Ajata Aboki and Farin Doki see the Onato stream polluted by artisanal and possibly foreign gold mining, yet they cannot identify operators...
Resolution on First Hole in Campaign to Define Scale of Golden Gate Tungsten and Gold
Resolution Minerals has begun the first hole of a 13,700‑meter diamond core drilling campaign at its Golden Gate project in Idaho, aiming to delineate the extent of gold and tungsten mineralisation across up to 45 holes. The program follows encouraging...
Clean TeQ Water Wins Rasp Mine Tailings Dewatering Plant Contract From Broken Hill Mines
Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a design‑and‑construct contract by Broken Hill Operations to build a 750,000‑tonne‑per‑year ATA tailings dewatering plant at the Rasp Mine in New South Wales. The plant will replace higher‑cost solar drying, enabling the mine to...
Ariana Grows Dokwe Footprint as Drilling Extends Gold Beyond Resource Boundary
Ariana Resources announced that recent reverse‑circulation (RC) drilling at its Dokwe gold project in Zimbabwe has pushed gold mineralisation at Dokwe North more than 150 m beyond the current resource envelope and remains open along strike. The best intercepts include 22 m...
Found Industries Aims to Strengthen America’s Industrial Supply Chains
Found Industries, originally founded as Found Energy, is launching a new division called Found Metals to extract the critical metal gallium from aluminum refinery streams. The move addresses U.S. reliance on China, which supplied 99% of global gallium in 2024,...
Hormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers Exit
The number of supertankers exiting the Strait of Hormuz has risen, with four VLCCs—each carrying roughly 2 million barrels—departing since May 10, approaching a flow of about 2 million barrels per day. This is a modest increase compared with pre‑war traffic of roughly...
Anglo American’s ‘Digital Mine’ Claims Challenged in New Peru Report
Anglo American’s flagship Quellaveco copper project in Peru is billed as a ‘digital mine’ that uses real‑time sensors, AI analytics and autonomous equipment to boost efficiency and cut environmental impact. A new NGO‑led report challenges those claims, highlighting gaps in...
This Driverless Chinese Mining Truck Is Giant, Agile, and Shows the Industrial Future of AI
The Shuanglin K7 is a 45‑foot‑long, 110‑ton autonomous mining truck that boasts Level‑4 AI, allowing it to operate without a human driver. Its drive‑by‑wire system lets each wheel act independently, enabling 360° rotation and crab‑style lateral movement. Developers Shuanglin Group...
Ecuador on Cusp of Chinese-Driven Mining Boom
Chinese mining giant Jiangxi Copper Corp completed a $1.2 billion acquisition of SolGold, taking full control of Ecuador’s Cascabel copper project. The mine, slated to become the world’s largest underground silver, third‑largest gold and sixth‑largest copper operation, could move toward construction...
Can Helium-3 Create a ‘Gold Rush’ on the Moon?
Helium‑3, a rare isotope prized for quantum‑computing cooling, advanced medical imaging, and potential fusion fuel, is abundant on the lunar surface where solar wind implants it in ilmenite‑rich regolith. Scientists estimate up to a billion kilograms could be harvested, sparking...
Master Drilling Commissions First Remote Drilling System in Canada
Master Drilling has commissioned its first remote drilling system in Canada at Agnico Eagle’s Odyssey Mine in Quebec. The RD7 machine, mounted on a 65‑ton rig, drilled a 220‑meter hole using a 5.5‑meter reamer, all controlled from a surface control...
Permian Gas Glut Means Producers Are Paying Buyers to Haul It Away
The Permian Basin is experiencing a severe natural‑gas glut, pushing spot prices to a record low of –$9.60 per MMBtu and even forcing producers to pay buyers to take the gas. Companies such as Diamondback Energy and EQT have curtailed...
Mine Restarts Support West Africa’s Gold Recovery in 2026
Mine operators across West Africa are restarting previously idle gold mines, a move set to boost regional output as early as 2026. Ghana, still the continent’s top gold producer, will lead the rebound, supported by the reopening of the Obuasi...
MOBX to Acquire U.S. Defense Rare Earth, Critical Minerals Company
Mobix Labs (Nasdaq: MOBX) announced a non‑binding Letter of Intent to acquire Special Project Delivery LLC, a U.S. firm that builds sovereign supply chains for rare earth elements, critical minerals and energy‑storage materials. The deal would extend Mobix’s existing national‑security...
Endurance Reports Drilling Underway at Reliance Gold Project and Second Rig Mobilized
Endurance Gold Corp. has begun drilling at its wholly‑owned Reliance Gold Project in southern British Columbia, launching an 8,000‑metre diamond program on May 1. A second drill rig is being mobilized to speed up testing of the Eagle and Imperial zones,...
Titan, Teck Seek Germanium From Zinc Tailings
Titan Mining (NYSE: TII) and Teck Resources (NYSE: TECK) have signed a cooperation agreement to extract up to 13,000 kg of germanium per year from Titan’s Empire State zinc mine in New York. At current market prices of $5,800‑$8,600 per kilogram, the...
Elemental Royalty to Buy Vizsla Royalties in $239M Deal
Elemental Royalty announced a $239 million acquisition of Vizsla Royalties, offering a 31% premium and a mix of cash and Elemental shares. The deal secures a 2‑3.5% uncapped net smelter return royalty on Vizsla’s Panuco silver‑gold project in Jalisco, which is...
Larvotto Completes Metallurgical Testwork of Hillgrove Tailings
Larvotto Resources completed initial metallurgical flotation tests on the Hillgrove Antimony‑Gold Project’s legacy tailings in New South Wales. The tests recovered 80‑95% of antimony and 40‑75% of gold, matching the flotation process slated for the plant restart in August 2026....
Norwegian Oil & Gas Cash Flow Surpasses $74 Billion as Investment Bill Hits $30.71B
Norway’s petroleum sector generated a net cash flow of roughly $74.4 billion in 2026, up from $72.0 billion in 2025. Oil production hit 107 million standard cubic meters of oil equivalents, the strongest level since 2009, while total output on the Norwegian Continental...
JP Morgan Warns Oil Could Average $151 in Q4
J.P. Morgan’s commodities strategists project that if the Strait of Hormuz reopens on September 1, Brent crude could average $151 per barrel in Q4 2026, the highest level across all reopening scenarios. Their base‑case June 1 scenario still sees Brent near $98...
Uranium Supply Gains Momentum as Nuclear Energy Returns to the Spotlight
Global uranium production rose 6.1% in 2025, with Kazakhstan accounting for 39% of supply and the United States more than quadrupling output to 1,316 tonnes. The U.S. Department of Energy added uranium to the 2025 Critical Minerals list, signaling heightened policy...
Mining the Past: Lithium's New Frontier in Secondary Sources
A quiet decision by Chilean waste‑management firm Quiborax could reshape the lithium supply chain by targeting discarded mining waste instead of fresh ore. The move leverages the LieNa processing technology, co‑developed by Australia’s Lithium Australia and the Australian Nuclear Science...
Rare Earths Are on Trump’s Agenda in China. But US Electronic Waste Offers an Untapped Source at Home
The United States remains heavily dependent on China for rare earth minerals and permanent magnets, a vulnerability highlighted during President Trump’s recent talks with President Xi. The Department of Energy projects demand for neodymium magnets could reach 37,000 tonnes by 2030,...
Sitka Updates Rhosgobel Resource Estimate
Sitka Gold Corp. updated the Rhosgobel resource at its RC Gold project, confirming 2.25 million ounces of inferred gold and adding 2.93 million ounces of inferred silver plus about 51,000 metric tons of tungsten trioxide. The estimate draws on 72 drill holes, including...
Li-FT Drills More Lithium at BIG East
Li‑FT Power released first winter drilling results from BIG East, the largest deposit in its Yellowknife Lithium Project. The 17‑hole, 4,778 m program intersected multiple spodumene zones, notably a 26 m interval averaging 1.29% Li₂O and a 17 m sub‑interval at 1.65% Li₂O, confirming...
Looking For Oil in All the Wrong Places
Australia’s government launched an April diplomatic tour of East and Southeast Asia to secure diesel, petrol and fertilizer from Malaysia, Brunei, South Korea and Singapore. The pledges proved superficial: Malaysia said the diesel was merely stored fuel, Singapore cannot command...
Copper Bay Launches Drilling at Pyramid
Copper Bay has kicked off an 8,000‑meter, 20‑hole drill campaign at its Pyramid copper‑gold‑molybdenum project in southwest Alaska. The deposit, located 2.5 miles from deep‑water access, currently hosts an inferred 206 million‑ton resource averaging 0.41% copper, 0.09 g/t gold and 0.02% molybdenum....