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Understanding Environmental Assessment Decisions in Mining Projects
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (684+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JULY 7, 2026 Understanding what these decisions actually involve, how they differ across jurisdictions, and what separates a durable approval from a contested one has become essential knowledge for anyone operating in or investing in the extractive sector....
West African Resources Gold Production Update: Q2 2026 Results
14+ hour, 34+ min ago (1067+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JULY 7, 2026 Understanding why requires looking beyond the headline production number and examining how operational execution, mine geology, state partnership structures, and cost discipline interact to create durable investor value in the current gold price outlook. The…...
Metso's South American Crusher Wear Parts Deal Explained
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (1046+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JULY 7, 2026 For much of the industry's history, crusher wear parts procurement operated on a relatively simple logic: buy when needed, compare prices, repeat. This transactional approach served adequately when processing volumes were lower and equipment complexity…...
Greenland Rejects Kvanefjeld Exploration Licence in 2026
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (339+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JUNE 30, 2026 Greenland's Uranium Act, formally enacted in 2021 as Act 20, is widely understood as a ban on uranium mining. What is less commonly appreciated is its secondary effect on mineral deposits where uranium occurs as a chemically…...
Metso Mill Lining Life Cycle Services Agreements Expanding Across Asia Pacific
1+ week, 1+ day ago (542+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JUNE 29, 2026 The traditional approach to managing this risk relied on sourcing liners from multiple suppliers across different circuits, benchmarking on unit price, and scheduling replacements based on observed wear rather than predictive data. This model generated…...
DGR Global Acquires Strategic 10% Stake in Sunstone Metals Ecuador Projects
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1281+ words) BY WILLIAM HADRIAN ON JUNE 29, 2026 For investors, the transaction matters for two reasons. First, it gives DGR direct exposure to a new phase of copper-gold exploration in Ecuador. Second, it is structured as an active equity position rather than a…...
Greenland Rejects ETM's Kvanefjeld Licence Renewal in 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (510+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JUNE 27, 2026 Understanding why Greenland rejects Energy Transition Minerals licence renewal requires more than reading the decision letter. It demands a deeper look at deposit mineralogy, indigenous rights frameworks, the architecture of international investment law, and the…...
North America's Mine Permitting Revamp: What's Changing in 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (547+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JUNE 26, 2026 The downstream consequences of this dysfunction extend well beyond individual project economics: The current wave of U. S. permitting reform encompasses several distinct legislative instruments, each targeting a different dimension of the existing bottleneck: A secondary benefit,…...
How AIMMGM Backs Zacatecas Mining Projects in 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (983+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JUNE 26, 2026 Furthermore, commodity price impacts on mining economics mean that this multi-commodity exposure provides measurable protection during periods of single-metal price weakness. Mining's contribution to the state's GDP, formal employment base, and export revenues is substantial…...
Sean Russo's Mining Investment Lessons for Resource Investors
1+ week, 4+ day ago (846+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JUNE 26, 2026 One of the most durable insights from Russo's career is captured in a phrase he attributes to a colleague named Doug Stewart, first spoken at a Rothschild retreat in the Blue Mountains: it is better…...