Lithium price surge forecast to be short
Lithium prices surged this week on concerns about supply disruptions in China, but analysts are warning the rally will be short-lived. A halt in production at Chinese lepidolite mines, which…
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Peabody nixes $3.8B Anglo coal deal
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) efforts to streamline its business have hit a major roadblock after Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) scrapped a $3.8-billion (C$5.27-billion) deal to acquire its Australian metallurgical coal…
UBS lifts 2026 gold price outlook on US risks
Analysts at UBS have lifted their gold price targets for next year in anticipation of higher safe-haven demand from persistent U.S. macroeconomic risks and de-dollarization. During the March quarter, the…
Infographic: Antimony refinement
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, semiconductors and specialized alloys. Control over its refining capacity carries significant strategic leverage. The Chinese and Russian Spheres of…
US gold tariffs jolt COMEX, shift global trade flows
The Trump administration’s move to apply import duties on the most common forms of bullion delivered into the United States is shaking the gold market and widening the price gap…
Richest lithium mystery solved
Australian researchers have upended decades of geological theory and could redefine how and where lithium is explored globally to feed demand for electric vehicle batteries. The breakthrough, led by Curtin…
Glencore says DRC cobalt stockpile has ‘no impact’
Glencore (LSE: GLEN), the world’s second-largest cobalt producer, says its growing stockpile of unsold cobalt won’t materially affect the company as it contends with export restrictions in the Democratic Republic…
SSR Mining soars on strong earnings beat
SSR Mining (Nasdaq, TSX: SSRM), the third-largest U.S.-based gold miner by output, soared to its highest share price in nearly two years on Wednesday after reporting second-quarter results that incorporated…
Top 10: Down Under giants adapt to global shifts
In The Northern Miner’s annual look at the world’s largest miners, Australia always figures prominently. This is third in a series after Canada and the United States. The southern continent’s…
NexGen doubles uranium sales ahead of Rook I OK
NexGen Energy (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG), advancing the largest development-stage uranium deposit in Canada, said Wednesday it has secured a major new offtake contract with a large U.S.-based utility. …
Infographic: Antimony spheres of control
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, as well as in batteries and semiconductors —yet its global supply is overwhelmingly controlled by China and Russia. In today’s geopolitically charged world, access to antimony is as…
Agnico, Barrick lead the pack of top Canada miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $81.9 billion (US$59.8 million) at press time. Agnico operates the country’s biggest gold mines…