Greenland’s government has issued a draft decision not to renew Energy Transition Minerals’ Kvanefjeld exploration licence, effectively blocking development of the planned mine–concentrator–refinery rare earths complex under the 2021 Uranium Act that bans uranium prospecting, exploration and exploitation. ETM argues the move is inconsistent with previous licence extensions granted after the Act and during ongoing legal challenges, warning it may deter critical minerals investment in Greenland amid US‑EU efforts to diversify away from Chinese supply. Despite securing Spanish foreign direct investment approval for acquiring the Penouta tin‑tantalum mine, ETM’s shares fell 7.4% to A$0.050, halving year‑to‑date.

The Green Heat Network Fund will accept Welsh applications from Round 12, backed by an extra £195m per year in UK capital funding to 2030 under the Warm Homes Plan, with both public and private heat network owners eligible. Existing schemes such as Cardiff’s low carbon networks funded under the Heat Networks Investment Project and the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme will sit alongside GHNF support for new build, expansion and decarbonisation projects. Technical opportunities flagged include community-led ambient temperature networks for off-gas-grid housing and mine water heat schemes identified in the Wales Mine Water Heat Opportunity Map.

British Columbia Premier David Eby plans a temporary suspension of specific sections of the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act after the Gitxaała First Nation Court of Appeal ruling found the online mineral claims system, which allows staking on Crown land without prior consultation, conflicts with DRIPA. The government will amend DRIPA in the current session, treat the vote as a confidence matter, and seek a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that could take up to three years, prolonging regulatory uncertainty for explorers. The Association for Mineral Exploration reports only 15% of mineral claim applications are being processed within the 90–120-day service standard, warning delays threaten the 2026 summer exploration season.