Lundin Gold hits record 1035 g in Ecuador
New drilling by Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) at its Fruta del Norte property in Ecuador improves the odds that the mine’s operating life can be lengthened. Hole BLP-2026-483-D2…
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TD sees rhodium surplus ending four-year squeeze
Rhodium prices are poised to fall as weakening autocatalyst demand pushes the market into surplus next year, though exceptionally thin inventories leave the rare metal vulnerable to sharp supply-driven rallies,…
Worker death keeps world’s largest copper mine shut
BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) kept the globe’s biggest copper mine shut Thursday after an employee was killed during maintenance work at its Escondida operation in northern Chile and regulators investigated…
OceanaGold’s 97-gram hit backs Waihi expansion
OceanaGold (TSX, NYSE: OGC) is studying a 50% expansion of its Waihi processing plant in New Zealand after drilling some of Wharekirauponga’s richest holes yet, including 6.3 metres grading 97.2…
Kinross Gold cuts output, boosts shareholder payout
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has cut its 2026 and 2027 production outlook by about 8% from the previous guidance midpoint after weather and metallurgical problems at La Coipa…
Tungsten West signs £1.4B offtake from UK
Tungsten West (LSE-A: TUN) has signed a binding eight-year deal to supply U.S. tungsten producer The Elmet Group (Nasdaq: ELMT) from its Hemerdon mine in southwest England, an agreement the…
Glencore sets Oct. 14 for Australian market debut
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expects to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Oct. 14, tapping the country’s A$4.4-trillion (US$3.1-trillion) pension market to support its copper expansion and potential…
Rare Earths Americas hits magnet metals at Homer
Rare Earths Americas (NYSE-A: REA) said initial drilling at its Homer project in Brazil returned broad, near-surface rare earth mineralization enriched in dysprosium and terbium, prompting the company to double…
Higher Santa Cruz costs weigh on Ivanhoe Electric
A new prefeasibility study (PFS) shows Ivanhoe Electric’s (NYSE, TSX: IE) Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona has become more expensive to build while its economics improved modestly. The stock…
Highlander lines up $330M Corani silver project debt
Highlander Silver (TSX, NYSE-A: HSLV) has hired Paris-based Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking to lead a proposed $330-million (C$465-million) seven-year senior secured debt financing for its Corani silver project in…
Glencore halts Cerrejón coal railway after attack
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia halted railway operations after explosives struck its network, marking the sixth attack on its infrastructure this year. A train was affected by…
Value rises to $1.45B for Bravo’s PGM project in Brazil
A new economic study for Bravo Mining’s (TSXV: BRVO: US-OTC: BRVMF) Luanga polymetallic project in Brazil has lifted the proposed mine’s after-tax net present value (NPV) 16% over a previous…