Permitting
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Biden officials issue permit for Perpetua’s Idaho antimony and gold mine
The Biden administration on Friday issued the final mining permit for Perpetua Resources’ Idaho antimony and gold project, a move…
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El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban in win for president
El Salvador’s legislature overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining on Monday, a move that President Nayib Bukele had pushed…
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Trump advisers urge ending environmental reviews for mines receiving US funds
Advisers to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump are recommending he waive environmental reviews for federally funded critical minerals projects to…
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Biden administration nears approval for ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
The Biden administration on Thursday published a key environmental report for ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the last…
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Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation
Brazil has almost squashed the illegal gold rush that led thousands of wildcat miners into the Yanomami reservation in the…
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Arizona’s battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election
Native American opposition to Rio Tinto and BHP’s Resolution Copper mine could prove crucial for the 2024 U.S. presidential vote…
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Indigenous group takes fight against Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine to US Supreme Court
A Native American group on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto and BHP from gaining access…
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Senegal suspends mining to protect Faleme river
Senegal has suspended all mining activity for nearly three years on its side of the southeastern Faleme river in a…
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Proposal to ban open-pit mining advances in Mexican Congress
A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved two constitutional reforms that would prohibit openpit mining and fracking, as…
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Sea-bed regulator elects secretary general as calls grow to pause deep-sea mining
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as its next secretary-general, as pressure mounts for a…
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