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. […]

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 […]

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 […]