New Found Gold doubles Queensway valuation to $1.7B
New Found Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: NFGC) has more than doubled the projected value of its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland to C$1.73 billion while expanding measured and indicated resources by…
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Spain: Pan Global eyes copper riches in ancient belt
Pan Global Resources (TSXV: PGZ; US-OTC: PGZFF), led by former Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) exploration director Tim Moody, sees neighbouring plants as a potential route to copper production…
South African rare earth mine targets China sales
South Africa’s Steenkampskraal mine expects its first rare earth concentrate sales in early 2027 to buyers in China, as commissioning continues at a processing plant opened this month. The Western…
Seville MMH: Spain’s next mines hinge on funding
Financing Spain’s next mines depends on giving investors credible development schedules, yet uncertain approvals make it difficult to plan major spending, developers told the Mining and Minerals Hall conference. The…
Spain hunts hidden metals with €197M plan
Spain aims to begin airborne mineral surveys covering 100,000 sq. km within weeks, while explorers press for clearer spending plans and access to the results of a national effort to…
Seville panel: Europe must match US mining support
Europe needs to match its critical minerals ambitions with purchase guarantees, public investment and stable policies if it wants companies to build mines and processing plants, speakers told the sixth…
Spain’s Andalucia courts miners with faster permits
The Andalucia region in Spain wants to attract mining investors with faster approvals and access to hundreds of areas covered by expired mineral rights, as Europe seeks the capacity to…
China steps up gold buying as jewelry demand fades
China’s central bank bought more gold in September than in any month for almost three years, accelerating its bullion accumulation as the country’s jewelry market struggled. The People’s Bank of…
Erdene eyes 2031 start for $687M Mongolia moly project
Erdene Resource Development (TSX: ERD; US-OTC: ERDCF) could bring its $687-million (C$976-million) Zuun Mod molybdenum-copper project in Mongolia into production within five years under an accelerated schedule, President and CEO…
Gold miners’ earnings surge but valuations lag: Sprott
Gold producers aren’t getting full credit from investors for stronger profits and tighter spending discipline, Sprott Asset Management says. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index traded at 5.7 times expected…
World’s biggest manganese producer faces China cost hurdle in battery push
South Africa, the world’s largest manganese producer, is expanding into battery materials but needs buyers willing to pay more than Chinese suppliers charge. Privately held Manganese Metal Co. (MMC) has…
Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus
The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production is forecast at 3.87 million…