The critical minerals debate is mired in confusion, duplicity and agendas
Elements we can extract from our rocks promising riches and security may sound appealing, but the reality is…
Indonesia’s rare earth push unlikely to shake China’s grip – Markets
ndonesia’s recent identification of eight mining blocks with significant potential deposits of rare earth elements marks a strategic…
Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we know
One victim died on the way to a hospital and two were airlifted with serious or life-threatening injuries.…
Indigenous communities back proposed northern Saskatchewan uranium mine
A proposed uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan has the support of several Indigenous communities as it enters the…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon tightlipped after fast-track panel rejects minerals mining plan
“We want to explore critical minerals…but the way that we unlock it, the way we develop it –…
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection ‘embarrassing’
Vidal said it was embarrassing that the decision had come out while New Zealand officials had been sent…
What is the US strategic minerals stockpile? | Business and Economy News
United States President Donald Trump has announced the launch of a strategic minerals stockpile. The stockpile, called Project…
McCallum Brothers investigated by DoC over Pakiri protected corals
DoC Border and Species Trade manager Ben Cornelius confirmed the company was being investigated for two alleged breaches…
Taxpayers on the hook for more as Collie coal mine gets a 5-year lifeline
Coal mining in Collie will continue to be propped up by WA taxpayers until at least 2031, after…
Pilbara home to five animal species most impacted by habitat loss, report finds
Western Australia’s Pilbara is home to the five animal species suffering the most heavily from habitat destruction, a…
BlackRock warns crypto’s love affair with AI is over as an energy war with Bitcoin miners begins
BlackRock is telling clients to stop looking at artificial intelligence as software and start treating it as energy.…
High seas hopes meet hard realities with 2026 set to become a pivotal year for world’s oceans
While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect…