FBI uncovers $40M gold stash at ex-CIA official’s home
U.S. federal investigators have arrested a former CIA official for alleged fraud after the agency found separately that he’d stashed more than $40 million in gold bars, luxury watches and…
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Giyani Metals’ study shows leaner, pricier manganese project in Botswana
A feasibility study for Giyani Metals’ (TSXV: EMM) K. Hill open pit manganese project in Botswana outlines a much costlier operation and with lower value than in a previous economic…
Andina discovers third Piuquenes porphyry in Argentina
Andina Copper (TSXV: ANDC; US-OTC: ANDC) has discovered a third copper porphyry at Piuquenes North in Argentina’s San Juan province, sending shares higher. Visual logging of the cores from two…
Quad nations unveil $20B critical minerals plan
The Quad partner nations — United States, Japan, Australia and India — have released plans to invest $20 billion to further support the buildout of a reliable critical minerals supply…
US deploys AI agents to speed critical minerals recovery
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research team has developed AI agents capable of designing and optimizing critical minerals recovery methods from industrial waste in days instead of the months…
Cameco resumes McArthur River output after flood
Canada’s Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has restored full production at its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in northern Saskatchewan after flooding earlier this month disrupted transportation between…
Panama to release First Quantum copper mine audit
Panama plans to publish the final audit of First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) shuttered copper mine on Friday as anti-mining protests re-emerge and expectations grow over the government’s next move…
CEO chat: Montage Gold expands West Africa footprint as Koné first pour nears
Côte d’Ivoire-focused Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) is digging deeper into West Africa as it expands exploration, even as Sahel tensions spur other Western miners to adapt to tougher…
Iran war squeezes acid, aluminium, miners’ margins: WoodMac report
The Iran war around the Strait of Hormuz is starting to hit miners far from the Persian Gulf, Wood Mackenzie warned on Wednesday. The conflict is choking sulphur shipments that…
MP Materials accuses USA Rare Earth of tech theft
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has issued a lawsuit against USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) alleging that its rare earth mining rival stole its proprietary magnet technology through an ex-employee. The…
Sovereign seeks $60M rare earth revenue from tailings in Malawi
Sovereign Metals (ASX: SVM; LSE-A: SVML; US-OTC: SVMLF) said Wednesday heavy rare earth-rich monazite confirmed in four planned pits at its Kasiya project in Malawi could open a third revenue…
Discovery Silver-backed Abitibi Metals drills 3.6% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) has returned one of its strongest copper-gold intercepts yet at the B26 polymetallic project in western Quebec, as drilling continues to define higher-grade zones…