Abenojar raises €170M for Spanish tungsten project
Spain’s Abenojar Tungsten (LSE: ABT) has raised €170 million ($189.6 million) to help build its El Moto tungsten and gold project, joining London’s main market…
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US offers Constellation up to $5B nuclear loan
Constellation Energy (Nasdaq: CEG) received a conditional U.S. government loan commitment of up to $5 billion (C$7 billion) to boost output at existing nuclear plants….
EU, Australia near minerals funding pact
Australia and the European Investment Bank may be nearing an agreement that could help finance Australian critical minerals projects as the European Union seeks alternatives…
Deep Sea Minerals eyes US listing as auction nears
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) is seeking a U.S. exchange listing and proposing a public offering of American depositary shares (ADSs) and accompanying warrants to…
Australia to fund rare earths project with A$180M
Australia has conditionally approved A$180 million (US$126 million) in financing for an Astron (ASX: ATR) and Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU; ASX: EF2) rare…
Newmont prices Red Chris expansion at up to $4.8B
Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM) put a price of up to $4.8 billion (C$6.4 billion) on taking its Red Chris copper-gold mine underground in British Columbia,…
Ottawa finally matches $1B Ring of Fire funds
Ottawa has pledged up to $1 billion (US$712 million) to help build roads into Ontario’s Ring of Fire, backing a long-delayed route to undeveloped critical…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Copper-hungry US buyers circle Ivanhoe Electric mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) is in advanced negotiations to sell copper from its $1.4-billion Santa Cruz project in Arizona as surging demand from artificial…