Kodal ships record lithium from Bougouni in Mali
West Africa-focused Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) reported on Tuesday higher production, shipments and revenue at its Bougouni lithium mine in Mali in the first three months of the year, marking…
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Prolonged Hormuz Strait closure would have ‘profound’ impact on mining: Friedland
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) founder and co-chairman Robert Friedland is warning that a prolonged closure Strait of Hormuz would have a “profound” effect on global supply chains, hobbling copper producers…
Paladin’s Namibia restart sharpens Africa’s uranium relevance during wave of reactor builds
Paladin Energy’s (ASX, TSX: PDN) restart of the Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia has put the country back on the map as one of the world’s top nuclear fuel…
Fujimori leads Peru presidential vote as mining risks rise
Keiko Fujimori led Peru’s presidential vote but fell short of an outright win, setting up a run-off that could reshape the outlook for the country’s critical mining sector. Exit polls…
China hikes rare earth prices by 45%
One of China’s biggest rare earth producers has hiked prices significantly, underscoring tightening market conditions and high geopolitical tensions in the midst of a raging conflict in the Middle East….
Gold price edges lower after failed US-Iran peace talks
Gold prices edged lower on Monday to a one-week low as inflation worries re-emerged following the collapse of the latest U.S.-Iran peace talks. Spot gold fell as much as 2.2%…
Chalice taps Cutifani’s firm for Aus palladium push
Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN) has appointed Odin Partnership, founded by former Anglo American (LSE: AAL) chief Mark Cutifani, as a strategic adviser to advance its Gonneville palladium-nickel-copper project in Western…
M&A: Denarius targets Emerita in Spain’s zinc-copper belt
Denarius Metals (CBOE: DMET; US-OTC: DNRSF) offered to buy Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) in an all-share deal that would consolidate assets in Spain’s Iberian Pyrite Belt while adding…
KoBold begins AI-driven lithium push in DRC
KoBold Metals, the mining firm backed by U.S. billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has launched what it calls the largest lithium exploration campaign in history across the Democratic Republic…
Lithium Ionic jumps as Brazil mineral rights affirmed
Lithium Ionic (TSXV: LTH) reaffirmed the validity of its mineral rights in Brazil, including those for its flagship Bandeira project, amid regulatory scrutiny into parties with ties to the company….
New woe besets BC’s two biggest gold projects
Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) push for permits to dig tunnels at its giant KSM project is being delayed by British Columbia until the miner’s court fight with neighbour…
Nouveau Monde raises $297M as Italy’s Eni takes stake
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX: NOU) is raising $297 million (C$413 million) in a transaction that will see Italian energy giant Eni buy a 12% stake to help the Canadian…