Aussie gold output rises 2% to top 300 tonnes again
Australian gold production rose 2% last year to reach 303 tonnes in 2025, the second time it has hit that milestone since 2023, Melbourne-based Surbiton Associates says. The 12-month total,…
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La Mancha builds $313M interest in G Mining
La Mancha Resource Capital has become the largest shareholder in South America-focused G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) after a $313-million (C$425.1-million) share purchase deal. The subscription raises La Mancha’s…
Are oceans the next frontier for uranium?
The hunger for uranium won’t abate anytime soon as the heavy metal’s spot price hovers near two-year-highs, but some geologists warn easy-to-mine reserves are shrinking. Enter what may sound…
How Canada’s biggest iron project is almost unknown
In the remote wilderness of northern Quebec sits the largest iron ore project you’ve never heard of – MetalQuest Mining’s (TSX: MQM; US-OTC: MQMIF) Lac Otelnuk. Hosting 4.9 billion tonnes in proven and probable reserves grading 28.7%…
Skills shortage tightens grip on junior explorers
Junior miners are trimming drill programs and pushing back fieldwork this year as shortages of geologists and drill crews drive up costs and limit access to contractors. With major miners…
Interactive infographic: 25 years of global mining M&A
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Opinion: Will energy eclipse critical metals as a hedge?
What does Europe, a continent starved for commodities, do when it faces future shortages of critical minerals and energy? According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the decision is straightforward: Make…
NexGen eyes summer build for top uranium project
NexGen Energy (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) is to start construction this summer of its Rook uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, the largest development-stage uranium deposit in Canada. The C$2.2-billion…
Kazakhstan rules spur Canadian uranium explorer exit
Laramide Resources (TSX, ASX: LAM), one of the few Western companies to explore for uranium in Kazakhstan in recent years, is leaving the country as regulatory changes tighten restrictions on foreign participation. State miner Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP) – the world’s top uranium…
PDAC: ‘Boots on the ground’ at Silicon unlocked huge Discovery of the Year
Geologist Paul Bartos recalled exactly 10 years ago Wednesday when he and other AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) employees met with Renaissance Gold staff to discuss early-stage projects in southern Nevada….
PDAC: Secure uranium sources key to fixing supply gap
Western countries will have to look at developing more domestic or allied sources of uranium if rising demand in the next 15 years continues to exceed supply, a panel at…
PDAC: Ring of Fire roads due by 2030, Ford says
Ontario plans to start building all-season roads to the hyped Ring of Fire critical metals hotspot in June for a late 2030 opening target, though it’s not clear that local…