JP Morgan sees $5.50 copper, deficit worsening
J.P. Morgan has raised its long-term copper price forecast by 9.1% due to widening structural supply deficits and sharply higher capital costs that will require massive investment in new mine…
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White Gold to create critical metals explorer in Yukon
White Gold (TSXV: WGO) plans to spin off its critical metals projects located in Yukon in a bid to “unlock” the value of its non-gold assets amid a supportive policy…
US Antimony, Americas Gold to jointly build Idaho plant
United States Antimony (NYSE-A: UAMY) and Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) are joining forces to build a hydromet processing plant in Idaho that they see anchoring a…
First Quantum credit outlook improves on Cobre Panama progress, S&P says
S&P Global Ratings revised First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) outlook to positive from negative on Tuesday, citing progress toward restarting its Cobre Panama copper mine and stronger liquidity management. While…
JV Video: Troilus targets spring finance decision
Lenders have increased the proposed debt facility for the Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) gold-copper project in Quebec up to $1 billion (C$1.35 billion) from $700 million as the…
Indaba: Mining must be ‘champion’ in fragmented world, Anglo’s Wanblad says
The global mining industry faces its most consequential moment in generations as critical minerals move to the centre of economic and security policy, Anglo American (LSE: AAL; JSE: AGL) CEO…
Surprise grades expand Collective’s Apollo in Colombia
Step-out drilling by Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) at its Guayabales project in Colombia has uncovered gold grades up to 40% higher than modelled as well as notable tungsten and…
Indaba: Harmony Gold hews to cash, portfolio discipline
Harmony Gold Mining (JSE: HAR; NYSE: HMY) is using record yellow metal prices to strengthen its balance sheet and expand into copper while maintaining strict spending control, CEO Beyers Nel…
US mineral supply vulnerable to China chokehold: report
A new report by the United States Geological Survey reveals that the U.S. has grown more reliant on foreign imports of minerals over the past year, highlighting the increased urgency…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge
Canadian explorer Midnight Sun Mining (TSX-V: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt, an area that’s attracting Cold War-style financing competition to speed the record-price red metal to market. The junior reported Jan. 20 that…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals – Part 2
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four more companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from China by building domestic supply…
Roundup video: BC must open land access, AME says
British Columbia should do more than that just impose fixed timelines for mineral exploration permits to restore confidence for prospectors and juniors, the head of the Association for Mineral Exploration…