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France Commits to Six New Nuclear Reactors in Sweeping Energy Overhaul

France’s government has published a decade-long energy roadmap that bets heavily on nuclear power while preserving space for renewables, as Paris moves to break its dependence on fossil fuels by 2050. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled the third Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE3) on February 13, covering 2026 to 2035. The plan targets decarbonised electricity output […]

Meta Secures AI Patent To Simulate Absent Accounts, Even After Death

Meta Platforms was granted US patent for a system that retrains a pretrained language model on a person’s historical social-network activity to generate actions and responses “on behalf of the user,” explicitly including when the user is deceased. The patent’s core claim is behavioral continuity. A social networking system “simulates a user using a language […]

Ottawa Signals Shift on Resource Development, Energy Minister Says

Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson urged Ottawa on Friday to adopt a “Prairie pragmatism” mindset toward Canada’s natural resources, framing closer federal-Alberta cooperation as both an economic imperative and a matter of national unity. Speaking at a Financial Post and Calgary Economic Development event on February 13, Hodgson argued that resource development must now sit […]

Canada, India Near $3 Billion Uranium Deal Ahead of Carney’s Planned March Visit

Canada and India are finalizing a 10-year uranium supply agreement valued at approximately $2.8 billion, with Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to travel to New Delhi in early March to sign a broader package of trade and energy deals, according to India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik. The proposed deal would see Canada supply […]

Niger Signals Orano Thaw With Somair Uranium Handback

Niger’s military government said it will return uranium produced at the Somair mine to Orano, a reversal from last year’s seizure dynamics. On Friday, Niger President Abdourahamane Tiani said on state television that the government would return uranium produced at Somair after Niger seized control of the operation in 2024. The country is planning to […]

Carney Leads EU-CPTPP Talks For A Trump Tariff-Free Economic Alliance

Prime Minister Mark Carney is spearheading discussions to build a bridge between Europe and the Indo-Pacific, aiming to link two major trade blocs through an agreement focused on rules of origin and supply-chain integration. The EU and a 12-nation member CPTPP are opening talks to explore forming one of the largest global economic alliances, with […]

White House Pressed Australian Miner to Sell Congo Lithium Claim to US Firm

China’s Zijin Mining Group is preparing to begin extracting lithium from one of the world’s largest untapped deposits in the Democratic Republic of Congo as early as June — a deadline that has sharpened Washington’s increasingly aggressive push to lock down African mineral resources before Beijing can consolidate its lead. Zijin controls the northern half […]

Wheaton Precious Metals To Pay $4.3B For BHP Antamina Silver Stream

Wheaton Precious Metals will acquire an additional silver stream on the Antamina mine in Peru by contracting with a BHP Group subsidiary for BHP’s 33.75% share of payable silver, increasing Wheaton’s combined stream coverage to 67.5% of Antamina’s silver production on closing from 33.75% currently delivered under the existing Glencore stream. Wheaton’s upfront consideration is […]

Lundin Mining Projects $9.5 Billion NPV8% In Vicuña PEA

Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) reported a $9.5 billion after-tax NPV8% for the Vicuña integrated technical study, positioning the Filo del Sol plus Josemaria district as a multi-decade copper-gold-silver producer under a staged build plan. On returns, the study cites a 14.8% after-tax IRR and 8.4-year after-tax payback. Average annual after-tax free cash flow is $2.2 […]

Iran Launches Live Fire Drill Across Hormuz As Nuclear Talks Open

Iran launched live-fire exercises toward the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, with semi-official Iranian outlets reporting that missiles fired from inside Iran and along its coast struck designated targets in the strait. Tehran said its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard began the drill early the prior morning across the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, and the […]