Japan Brings Back Largest Nuclear Plant Unit
A Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor was restarted for the first time since the Fukushima incident in 2011, marking Tokyo Electric Power Company’s first return to nuclear generation since the meltdowns. In a report by ABC News, TEPCO, regarded at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, said operators at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa’s No. 6 reactor initiated the process toward criticality Wednesday […]
Kazakhstan Oilfield Declares Force Majeure After Major Plant Fire
Kazakhstan’s Tengizchevroil (known as TCO), operator of the Tengiz and Korolevskoye oilfields and led by Chevron, shut in production after a power-related fire and then declared force majeure on CPC Blend supplies, saying it could not specify how long the disruption might last. The country’s energy ministry said a special commission is investigating the causes […]
Trump Backs Down on Europe Tariffs After Market Rout, Reviving ‘TACO’ Trade
Wall Street’s TACO playbook scored another win Wednesday when President Donald Trump suspended threatened tariffs against eight European countries after markets suffered their worst selloff in three months. The reversal came less than 24 hours after the S&P 500 plunged 2.1% — wiping out more than $1.2 trillion in value — following Trump’s refusal to […]
Steadright Subsidiary NSM Capital Sarl Applies For License At Titanbeach One
Steadright Critical Minerals (CSE: SCM) is reporting this morning that their 75%-owned subsidiary, NSM Capital Sarl, has formally applied for a mining license for their TitanBeach One project in Morocco.
Sponsored · Selkirk Copper Mines
NexGen Energy Enters Partnership With Local Indigenous Communities To Develop Hotel, Providing 36 Full Time Jobs
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) is taking community relations to a new level, announcing this morning that it has entered into a partnership with the Clearwater River Dene Nation and Metis Nation – Saskatchewan Local 39 to build and operate a hotel in La Loche, Saskatchewan. The arrangement will see the construction of a 59-room hotel, […]
Goliath Resources Accelerates Option Agreement On Golddigger While Reducing NSR
Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT) has amended an existing property option agreement that is in place for its flagship Golddigger property. The amendments will see the fast tracking of Goliath’s ownership in the property, which hosts the high-grade Surebet gold discovery.
Lundin Mining Meets 2025 Production Guidance, More Of The Same Expected For 2026
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) saw a successful 2025, with the company last night indicating that it has achieved production for all metals within its portfolio. The fourth quarter saw the company produce 87,032 tonnes of copper, 34,129 ounces of gold, and 2,174 tonnes of nickel. The big story this quarter was Caserones, which in Q4 […]
Selkirk Copper Drills 0.94% Copper Over 23.4 Metres At Minto North
Selkirk Copper (TSXV: SCMI) continues to see success from an ongoing 50,000 metre drill campaign being conducted at their flagship Minto Mine property in Canada’s Yukon. The company this morning released the latest assay results from the program, which have continued to expand the footprint of known mineralization.
Sponsored · Altamira Gold Corp.
Why Greenland Is Now Part Of US Treasury Story
A Danish pension fund’s stated plan to sell all US Treasuries by month-end is being positioned as a credit-risk decision, with public commentary arguing the US has become too risky to treat as an unquestioned long-duration anchor. The fund’s exit was described as a full sale of its US Treasury holdings completed by month-end, presented […]
Bessent Reportedly Wants Critical Minerals Price Ceiling, Too
Rumors circulated on social media that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is going to put in a critical minerals price ceiling following negotiating price floors, a two-sided intervention concept that, if real, would shift policy from supporting prices to bounding them. A two-sided band can change incentives across the chain: producers and processors face capped upside […]