Toxins masquerading as ‘disease’June 15, 2026 2:51 pmThe Kingston Whig-StandardBreadcrumb Trail Links
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Media excitement around the hantavirus pandemic-that-wasn’t had barely died down, and suddenly a newish one walks in to take its place.
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Before blaming South Africa, look in the mirrorJune 15, 2026 1:12 pmThe StandardStoneridge demolitions in Mashonaland are illustrative of the death of conscience on the part of our rulers
A Chinese friend of mine proposed a theory to the effect that Africans are the most stupid people on the face of the earth.
There is no race on …
Fog of War: The Hidden Wars That Shape the World and AfricaJune 15, 2026 12:01 pmIOLArmstrong Williams|Published 49 minutes ago
When most people hear the phrase fog of war, they imagine military commanders struggling to understand a battlefield filled with uncertainty. They think of armies, missiles, tanks, and soldiers. Yet in the twenty …
E3 Lithium commissions Phase 2 of demonstration facilityJune 15, 2026 11:57 amMining WeeklyCanadian lithium development company E3 Lithium has successfully commissioned Phase 2 of its Clearwater project demonstration facility in Alberta and continues to operate a reservoir production test.
Lithium analysis of the brine produced from the …
Trump's plan on strategic minerals divides the G7 and worries Western industrialistsJune 15, 2026 11:43 amEntrevueThe project of the US president's administration Donald Trump The plan to boost Western production of critical minerals is encountering strong resistance among G7 allies and within the mining industry itself. As the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains …
Trump-linked figures set to profit from Greenland’s untapped mineral resourcesJune 15, 2026 11:28 amGlobal WitnessA growing number of Trump-linked individuals and companies are set to profit from Greenland's mineral deposits in the wake of the President’s calls to take control of the territory, a new Global Witness investigation has revealed.
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In the Century of Semiconductors, Where Does India Stand?June 15, 2026 11:15 amKashmir Life
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Critical minerals and semiconductor supply chains have become the grammar of geopolitical power. India’s answer will define its economic century. And Jammu and Kashmir sits closer to the centre of that answer than most …
Aussie lithium know-how helps Europe gain ground on ChinaJune 15, 2026 11:00 amFinancial ReviewFrancis Wedin arrived in Western Australia 15 years ago as an ambitious young English engineer eyeing it as a land of opportunity for his initial career plans in gold mining.
That ambition is now translating into Australia’s biggest investment in European …
Australia’s richest person Rinehart takes $1 billion stake in SpaceX IPO, WSJ reportsJune 15, 2026 10:38 amRegional Media News - IowaMELBOURNE, June 15 (Reuters) – Australia’s wealthiest person, mining baron Gina Rinehart, has taken a stake of more than $1 billion in the record-setting $75 billion SpaceX IPO, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the …
Cygnus completes 100% option acquisition of two lithium properties in QuébecJune 15, 2026 9:36 amMining WeeklyASX- and TSX-V-listed critical minerals developer Cygnus Metals has successfully completed the exercise of its options for acquiring 100% of the Sakami and Beryl Lake properties, in James Bay, Québec.
The company issued three-million fully paid ordinary …
Bradda Head sampling demonstrates strong lithium prospectivity across multiple targets at ...June 15, 2026 9:09 amMining WeeklyHaving secured an exploration and drilling permit at the end of May, Aim-listed Bradda Head Lithium says new surface sampling assay results at the Whistlejacket lithium project, in Arizona, demonstrate strong lithium prospectivity across multiple target …
Trump's critical minerals pricing plan faces skeptical G7, divided industryJune 15, 2026 9:08 amThe Straits TimesÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 15 - The Trump administration's push to boost critical minerals production by regulating prices is facing skeptical G7 allies and a divided mining industry, with negotiations for a Western trading bloc stumbling over …
How Japan Could Co-Produce the Navy’s Future FleetJune 15, 2026 8:39 amWar on the RocksAmerica’s defense industrial base cannot build the Navy out of the threat it faces. Decades of industry consolidation, persistent resource shortages, and inconsistent demand signals have delayed the production of critical vessels and munitions. With …
Gina Rinehart emerges as billion-dollar investor in Elon Musk’s SpaceX floatJune 15, 2026 7:59 amThe NightlyGina Rinehart has emerged as a billion-dollar investor in Elon Musk’s huge share market float of space, satellite and AI group SpaceX.
Confirming a “significant” investment, the WA billionaire’s Hancock Prospecting mining and agribusiness flagship on …
Lunch Wrap: ASX climbs as Hormuz hopes spark gold rushJune 15, 2026 7:20 amStockheadThe ASX is climbing on Monday as traders rush back to gold. Pic: Getty Images
Trump’s Iran deal sparks ASX rally
SpaceX hits $2.2 trillion on debut
ASX miners roar back to life
The S&P/ASX 200 was up 1.35% by lunchtime on Monday, with traders …
PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in QuébecJune 15, 2026 7:20 amMining WeeklyASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium chemical at site.
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Trump’s critical minerals pricing plan faces skeptical G7, divided industryJune 15, 2026 7:12 amRegional Media News - IowaBy Julia Payne and Ernest Scheyder
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 15 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s push to boost critical minerals production by regulating prices is facing skeptical G7 allies and a divided mining industry, with negotiations for a …
SMR Weekly Power List: 10 Mining Giants Dominating the 2026 Energy TransitionJune 15, 2026 5:40 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The global energy transition has moved from a theoretical policy goal to a full-scale industrial reality in mid-2026. As electric vehicle (EV) adoption stabilizes and grid modernization projects accelerate across North America and Europe …
Rare Earths Supply Chain: Navigating the 2026 US-China Cold WarJune 15, 2026 5:40 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The relative calm in the global critical minerals market is nearing a hard deadline. In late 2025, a temporary truce between Washington and Beijing suspended the most aggressive export controls on rare earth elements (REEs), providing a …
CommentThe Iran war has bent the world's metals industry out of shapeJune 15, 2026 5:04 amThe National NewsBlood and iron will decide the great questions of the day, as Otto von Bismarck said. Like all conflicts from the Bronze Age onwards, modern wars rely on metal. But the struggle in the Gulf has also bent the global metals industry out of shape. Reforging …
Sucked In. The Gaping Maw That Feeds AI ManiaJune 15, 2026 4:24 amThe Tyee“While technological successes are celebrated, the social fabric is progressively eroded, as if by a silent virus.” — Pope Leo XIV
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St-Georges Closes a First Tranche of a Financing OfferingJune 15, 2026 4:15 amInvesting News Network(TheNewswire) Montréal TheNewswire - June 14, 2026 St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) (OTCQB: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) announces the closing of an initial tranche of its non-brokered private placement consisting of 6,426,040 units at a price of $0.05 per Unit …
ASX rallies as goldies roar backJune 15, 2026 3:49 amTownsville BulletinTrump’s Iran deal sparks ASX rally
SpaceX hits $2.2 trillion on debut
ASX miners roar back to life
The S&P/ASX 200 was up 1.35% by lunchtime on Monday, with traders suddenly remembering they quite enjoy buying stocks when the world isn't on …
Why critical minerals are becoming strategic assetsJune 15, 2026 3:02 amGulf NewsIn the twentieth century, oil was the resource that shaped the world. It fuelled economies, determined strategic alliances and transformed countries into global powers. Nations competed to secure access to it because they understood a simple reality: those …
The waste-to-sand plant that could pave the way for China’s zero waste coal goalJune 15, 2026 2:54 amSouth China Morning PostIn China’s premier coal province Shanxi, a massive project that converts ultra-hard coal waste into high-value industrial materials – has begun operations, bringing the country’s zero waste goal for the
fossil fuel industry a step closer.
The project – in …
Prabowo’s Nickel State: Indonesia’s Search for PowerJune 15, 2026 2:05 amFulcrumWill the Prabowo administration's agenda of centralisation and state control over the nickel sector build lasting industrial capacity, or be even more extractive?
President Prabowo Subianto is trying to convert Indonesia’s nickel dominance into state …
From Albania to Serbia: there is a whiff of rebellion in the BalkansJune 15, 2026 1:32 amCounterfireIn recent weeks, Albania and Serbia have seen mass protests rock their governments. Over the last week, we have been flooded with images of mass protests in multiple cities heralding what some have called the Flamingo Revolution in Albania, in opposition …
Mining boom shields Zimbabwe economy from shocksJune 14, 2026 11:04 pmBulawayo 24 NewsZimbabwe is banking on strong growth in its mining sector to cushion the economy from mounting global uncertainty triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East, with authorities projecting mineral export earnings of between US$6.5 billion and US$7 …
Social License vs. Statutory Permits: The New Gatekeepers of 2026 Mining DevelopmentJune 14, 2026 6:38 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The distinction between a government-issued permit and a community-granted "social license" has historically been clear: one was a legal requirement, the other a reputational asset. However, as the mining industry moves through …
Water scarcity could stifle nation’s lithium boom, study saysJune 14, 2026 2:39 pmLas Vegas Review Journal - NevadaUnder no projections for global temperature rise can the United States supply the amount of water demanded by lithium mines proposed across the nation, a new study has found.
Since the price of lithium spiked to a record high in early 2023 and politicians …
Zimbabwe export earnings triple to US$10bnJune 14, 2026 11:42 amBulawayo 24 NewsZimbabwe's export earnings have more than tripled over the past seven years, rising from approximately US$3 billion in 2017 to nearly US$10 billion in 2024, driven largely by strong performance in the mining and agricultural sectors.
According to data …
This historic Nevada mining town has seen better days. Trump is excavating hopeJune 14, 2026 10:19 amLos Angeles TimesTONOPAH, Nev. — Some years ago, Harry Chahal and his wife were on a trip to Las Vegas when, like countless motorists before and since, they passed through this high desert speck of a town.
Tonopah, built by the mining industry around 1900 and depleted as …
Mining M&A Deals: Why 2026 is the Year of Mid-Tier ConsolidationJune 13, 2026 8:45 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The global mining industry has reached a decisive "buy vs. build" inflection point. As 2026 unfolds, the sector is witnessing a significant surge in mid-tier M&A activity, driven by a structural deficit in critical minerals …
Mining surge set to unlock dividend bonanza for MutapaJune 13, 2026 2:16 pmNewsDay ZimbabweTHE Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) is poised for a potentially transformative dividend windfall as a surge in gold production, recovering lithium exports and expanding platinum and chrome operations begin to generate returns from some of the country’s most …
Argentine mining exports break record to start 2026June 13, 2026 10:11 amBuenos Aires HeraldArgentina’s mining exports hit a new all-time high in the first four months of 2026, driven by surging demand for lithium, gold, and silver from the United States, China, and Switzerland.
The figures were released by the Mining Secretariat in its monthly …
Lithium price forecast 2026: drivers, risks, and breakout stocks to watchJune 13, 2026 6:56 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Charles Pitts
The global lithium market is entering a pivotal transition as the calendar turns toward 2026. After a period of aggressive price correction and inventory destocking that defined 2024 and 2025, the industry is now bracing for what many …
Lithium Price Forecast 2026: Peru Fast-Tracks Strategic Mineral ProjectsJune 13, 2026 6:56 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Charles Pitts
**LIMA, Peru : ** In a move designed to secure its position in the global energy transition, the Peruvian government has issued a landmark Supreme Decree formally recognizing lithium and uranium as “critical and strategic” minerals of …
The U.S. Government Just Took a 10% Stake in a Mining Company. Why and Who's Next?June 12, 2026 11:44 pmEIN PresswireWashington, D.C., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While Wall Street watches earnings and interest rates, veteran financial expert Jim Rickards says a quieter shift deserves attention: the federal government has started taking direct ownership stakes in …
Lithium miner launches ICSID claim against NigeriaJune 12, 2026 9:59 pmGlobal Arbitration ReviewKaduna, Nigeria (Credit: Shutterstock/Abuwale)
A UK-based mining company has made good on its threat to file an investment treaty claim against Nigeria over attempts to cancel leases for a billion-dollar lithium project.
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