Why Peru’s 15-Year Mining Concession Plan Is Stirring Alarm
Peru’s mining industry is pushing back against a bill that would cut the life of unused concessions to 15 years from 30, arguing the measure would undermine long-cycle project development, discourage formal investment and intensify pressure from informal operators in mineral-rich areas. The bill passed committee this week and is headed for a floor debate. […]
Trans Mountain Targets 1.19 Million Barrels a Day by Decade’s End as Canadian Oil Export Crunch Looms
Trans Mountain Corp. is gearing up for a series of expansion projects to boost its main pipeline capacity to 1.19 million barrels a day by the end of the decade, a critical move as export space for Canadian oil producers tightens once again. Starting in the first quarter of 2027, the government-owned company plans to […]
One Year In, Carney’s Liberals Lead by 11 Points — and Trump Is Now Canada’s Second-Biggest Issue
One year into Mark Carney’s tenure as prime minister, 42% of Canadians say the country is headed in the right direction — and they are 30 points more optimistic about Canada than they are about the rest of the world, the widest such gap since Carney took office. A new Abacus Data survey of 1,931 […]
It’s Not a Crime to Tweet Stupid Things, Musk’s Lawyers Tell Jury
A civil jury began deliberating Tuesday on whether Elon Musk defrauded Twitter shareholders by using social media posts to drive down the company’s stock price after he signed a $44 billion acquisition agreement he later wanted to escape. Closing arguments concluded at the US District Court for the Northern District of California (Pampena v. Musk, […]
DOJ Responds to Anthropic in Pentagon Lawsuit, Calls Blacklist ‘Lawful and Reasonable’
The Justice Department filed its first formal rebuttal to Anthropic‘s Pentagon lawsuit this week, pushing back hard against the AI company’s constitutional arguments and raising a stark national security scenario: that Anthropic could theoretically disable or alter its own model mid-conflict if it decided its corporate red lines were being crossed. Anthropic filed two federal […]
Iran Attack Slashes 17% of Qatar’s LNG Capacity, Disrupting Global Supply for Up to Five Years
An Iranian attack has obliterated 17% of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas export capacity, dealing a severe blow to global energy markets. QatarEnergy CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi revealed that repairs could take three to five years, wiping out approximately 3.5% of the world’s LNG supply in a single strike. The destruction has forced QatarEnergy to consider […]
‘We Don’t Trust Her’: Democrats Blow Up Epstein Briefing, Force Bondi Toward Sworn Testimony
Democratic lawmakers walked out of a closed-door congressional briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files Wednesday night, departing less than an hour in and accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of stonewalling — the latest rupture in a year-long standoff between Congress and the Justice Department over one of the most politically charged investigations in recent memory. […]
Gold Royalty’s Net Loss Persists In Q4 2025 Despite Record Revenue
Gold Royalty (NYSE: GROY) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $4.5 million, up from $3.4 million in Q4 2024, while full-year revenue increased to $15.6 million from $10.1 million. However, profitability remained negative with quarterly net losses narrowing to $0.9 million from $3.2 million a year earlier, while full-year net losses widened to $4.1 million from […]
Freeport Targets $7.5 Billion Expansion of El Abra Copper Mine in Chile
Freeport-McMoRan has launched the environmental permitting process for a $7.5 billion expansion of its El Abra copper mine in Chile, marking one of the largest mining investments ever submitted to the country’s Environmental Assessment Service. The project, in which Freeport holds a 51% stake alongside state-owned Codelco’s 49%, aims to transform El Abra into a […]
Tudor Gold Abandons Legal Challenge To KSM Mitchell Treaty Tunnels
The long-standing legal skirmish over a pair of yet-to-be-constructed tunnels in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle has come to an end, as Tudor Gold (TSXV: TUD) officially threw in the towel on its appeal against Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA). Tudor has filed a notice of abandonment with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, walking away from […]