Author Archives: Donato Peña

Mauritania Advances Energy Infrastructure Modernization

In June 2025, Mauritania revealed a revised national energy map aimed at modernizing its infrastructure [...]

Global Energy Investment Set to Hit $3.3 Trillion

On June 5, 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual World Energy Investment [...]

Australia Sees Surge in Rare Earth Inquiries

On June 6, 2025, Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) announced a sharp rise in inquiries from [...]

Canada: Highland Critical Minerals Launches Lithium Exploration in Ontario

On June 2, 2025, Highland Critical Minerals Corp. announced the start of its Summer 2025 [...]

U.S. President Trump and China’s Xi Agree to Restart Rare Earth Flows

On June 6, 2025, U.S. President Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed [...]

Peru Reopens Mine Operations in Violence-Hit Pataz

On June 4, 2025, Peru’s government officially lifted the suspension on formal mining activities in northern [...]

Peru Projected to Receive Up to $4.8 Billion in Mining Investment

On June 3, 2025, Peru’s Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero announced that the country expects [...]

South Africa: CSR as a Driver of Financial Performance

A May 2025 study in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management explores how CSR [...]

Peru: Linking CSR to Social License in Mining

A recent study published in Resources Policy examines the intricate relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility [...]