Rio Tinto copper surge offsets iron ore disruption
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO), the world’s second-largest miner, reported stronger first-quarter output as copper gains from its Mongolia copper mine offset weather-driven iron ore…
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Banyan Gold hits high on $46.5M capital raise
Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN) soared to an all-time high on Monday after announcing a capital raise of $46.5 million for its flagship AurMac property in…
Environmental group sues US Interior for approving rare earth mining in Mojave Desert
An environmental advocacy group is suing the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its decision to greenlight a rare earth mining project located within the…
Gold price nears month high as Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, easing inflation concerns
Gold jumped to its highest in nearly a month after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz for commercial traffic, alleviating investor concerns of a prolonged…
‘Myopic’ World Bank must shift to critical minerals from climate change, Bessent says
The U.S. government is pressing the world’s top development lenders to pivot towards funding critical minerals projects in an effort to bolster a supply chain…
Blue Moon outlines 1% copper mine in Norway
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) says a newly feasibility study for its Nussir copper project in northern Norway has confirmed what it calls…
US backs firms for first gallium in 40 years
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding five companies to help establish a domestic supply chain for gallium, a critical material for the defence and…
DRC boosts US copper sales fivefold to 500,000 tonnes
The Democratic Republic of Congo has raised planned copper sales to the United States to 500,000 tonnes through a state-backed marketing venture, marking a fivefold…
Giant battery maker CATL sets $4.4B to expand mining
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), one of the world’s largest battery makers, has earmarked $4.4 billion to push deeper into mining amid a global energy shock…
Newmont halts Cadia gold mine after earthquake
Shares in Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM), the largest gold miner, fell nearly 5% in New York by mid-Wednesday after the company suspended underground operations…
Aura OKs Guatemala gold build with higher capex
Aura Minerals (Nasdaq: AUGO) is proceeding to build its Era Dorada project in Guatemala, marking an expansion into Central America, after increasing a capital cost…
Kodal ships record lithium from Bougouni in Mali
West Africa-focused Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) reported on Tuesday higher production, shipments and revenue at its Bougouni lithium mine in Mali in the first three…