US backs RE magnets with $1.3B for Vulcan, ReElement
Rare earth magnet producer Vulcan Elements has struck a partnership with the U.S. government and ReElement Technologies to expand United States rare earth magnet production….
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Critical Metals gets enviro OK for Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland
U.S.-based rare earth developer Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has moved another step closer to the start of mining at its Tanbreez project in southern Greenland…
Codelco grows copper output despite mine collapse
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco, the world’s largest producer of the metal, expects 2025 and 2026 production to slightly surpass last year’s output, signalling resilience…
Energy Fuels may beat 2025 uranium forecast
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) is poised to exceed this year’s guidance for uranium mine production and meet its estimate for processed uranium products,…
Kore Potash weighs sale to advance Congo mine
Kore began a formal sale process after announcing in June it was seeking a potash-savvy operator and partner.
Coeur Mining buys New Gold for $7B
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring Canada’s New Gold (TSX: NGD) in an all-stock deal valued at about $7 billion, creating a new North American…
Freeport expands BC’s AuRORA with near-surface grades
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has extended the AuRORA copper-gold-silver discovery made by partner Amarc Resources (TSXV: AHR; OTCQB: AXREF) in British Columbia. A batch of long,…
Glencore, Quebec refute smelter shutdown report
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and Quebec have denied a Reuters report that the company was planning to shut down its Horne smelter in the province —…
Teck’s QB upturn bodes well for $53B Anglo merger
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) said on Monday its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile is showing signs of recovery, following months of…
US weighs $190M for Locksley’s antimony
Australia’s Locksley Resources (ASX: LKY) has received a letter of interest (LOI) from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for a potential financing of $191 million…
Editorial: Mining in America
In 1984, Ronald Reagan’s re-election was cemented by the “Morning in America” TV ad. Its calm narration of people working, buying homes and getting married…
Anglo Asian inks copper contract with Trafigura
Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ) has contracted to sell concentrates produced at its newly started Demirli copper mine to global commodities trader Trafigura. The sales…