US backs Global Atomic’s Niger uranium mine with $414M loan
Canadian uranium developer Global Atomic (TSX: GLO) has won conditional support for a $414.2 million (C$580 million) U.S. government loan to build its Dasa mine…
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Aura secures $200M loan for Americas growth
Aura Minerals (Nasdaq: AUGO) has secured a $200-million (C$280-million) syndicated loan as the gold miner builds its Era Dorada project in Guatemala and works towards…
Billionaire’s buying spree stretches beyond iron ore
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has made a string of investments over the past year, building exposure to rare earths, copper, gallium, antimony and precious metals…
Agnico-backed Cartier lowers Cadillac spend in Quebec gold belt
Cartier Resources (TSXV: ECR; US-OTC: ECRFF) has cut the initial cost of building its Cadillac gold project in Quebec while extending its proposed mine life,…
Lundin Gold tax fight tests Ecuador mining rules
Ecuador’s $154-million (C$215-million) tax assessment against Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) has opened a dispute over how the country calculates the state’s share of…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according…
Roosen’s Osisko greenlights Cariboo gold project in BC
Canadian developer Osisko Gold Group (TSXV, NYSE: OGG) is going ahead with construction of the $1.2-billion (US$841-million) Cariboo underground mine in central British Columbia, targeting…
Pentagon backs $150M Blue Moon tungsten restart
The U.S. Department of Defense is putting $450 million (C$626 million) into The Elmet Group (Nasdaq: ELMT), with $150 million earmarked for Blue Moon Metals’…
U.S. takes 10% Trilogy stake in Alaska push
The U.S. government has closed a $35.6-million (C$49.4-million) investment giving it about 10% of Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ), deepening Washington’s direct involvement in developing…
Chile bill targets foreign cash for next mining boom
Chile is opening its capital markets to junior explorers as the world’s top copper producer and second-largest lithium supplier seeks more investment to fund new…
BHP, KGHM join forces in global hunt for copper
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP), the world’s largest miner, and KGHM Polska Miedź (WSE: KGH) are joining forces to hunt for new copper deposits globally…
Troilus triples value to $3.2B, closes in on funding
A new study for Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake copper-gold project in Quebec has more than tripled the mine’s estimated value thanks to detailed…