Interactive infographic: Global uranium costs
Cost is as important in the economics of mining uranium as it is with precious metals. But the cost of producing uranium oxide (U3O8) by the pound doesn’t neatly align…
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Endeavour profit jumps on gold price surge
West Africa-focused Endeavour Mining (LON:EDV) posted a sharp rise in first-quarter earnings Thursday as soaring gold prices outweighed lower production. The London-based miner produced 282,000 oz. of gold in the…
First Quantum loss widens on costs, copper output
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) reported a wider first-quarter loss as higher operating costs and weaker copper production weighed on results, despite raising its full-year output guidance. The company posted…
Alphamin posts record tin profit, boosts dividend
Alphamin Resources (TSX-V: AFM; JSE: APH) reported record quarterly profit and declared a final fiscal year 2025 dividend as strong tin prices and expanded production lifted cash flow. The company…
Gold stocks to watch in ‘structural’ bull market
Gold equities remain undervalued despite a strong start to 2026, Haywood Securities says – with the firm’s mining analysts pointing to a “structural bull market” in precious metals and continued…
Friedland says expansion at ‘vast’ Platreef on track
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says it has achieved three milestones in the stage two expansion of its Platreef mine in South Africa, placing it on track for a…
Lithium market to enter deficit until 2035: Canaccord
The global lithium market is set to enter a near-decade-long deficit as a lack of mine investment weighs on supply of the electric vehicle battery metal, according to investment bank…
Copper price: Goldman maintains year-end forecast, Traxys sees $15,000 per tonne
Copper held firm above the $13,200-a-tonne level on Wednesday amid elevated supply risks caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East and optimism over its demand. Prices briefly surpassed…
Gold price extends drop amid US-Iran uncertainty
Gold prices extended declines on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious over United States-Iran negotiations to end the near-two-month war that has intensified global inflation concerns. Spot gold fell more than…
DRC boosts US copper sales fivefold to 500,000 tonnes
The Democratic Republic of Congo has raised planned copper sales to the United States to 500,000 tonnes through a state-backed marketing venture, marking a fivefold increase from its initial January…
Angola flooding closes African copper export route
Flooding in Angola has halted rail traffic along the Lobito Corridor, disrupting a key export route for copper and cobalt from Central Africa and raising the prospect of supply bottlenecks…
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…