Spotlight: Global Exploration 1
Exploration is the lifeblood of the world’s metal supply but economic deposits are becoming harder to find and sometimes even harder to exploit. Here’s a look at four companies determined to find the mines we need…
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RANKED: Top 10 gold miners of 2025
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 after a run that saw prices hit a record more than 50 times. By end of the year, bullion was up by around 65%,…
Niger junta seeks uranium buyer
Niger is struggling to find a buyer for a large stockpile of nationalized uranium while trying to keep it out of militant hands after a recent attack narrowly missed the…
Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
Botswana Diamonds rebrands, targeting copper
Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) will rebrand as Botswana Minerals and trade under the new ticker BMIN starting Friday as it expands into copper exploration to cut exposure to a prolonged downturn…
B2Gold CEO Johnson to retire in June
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) will replace its long-time chief executive this year as the company enters what analysts describe as a transition period marked by shifting production levels. Clive…
Anglo posts $3.7B loss on fresh De Beers writedown
Impairment reduces De Beers’ value, bringing total writedowns for the diamond unit to $6.8 billion in 2025.
CHARTS: US copper glut hides refining crunch
The United States produces more raw copper than it consumes but lacks the processing capacity to turn it into usable metal, leaving manufacturers dependent on foreign refiners, a new report…
Glencore doubles down on copper, keeps M&A in play
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is stepping up its copper ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond, even as it posted a third straight annual earnings decline, while keeping the…
Bullion rally has legs, Scotiabank says
Sustained central bank buying, heightened geopolitical uncertainty and rising investor flows into exchange traded funds are some of the main factors that could keep propelling gold higher over the coming…
Niger returns Orano uranium, Mali renews Barrick licence as Sahel states adjust
Military governments in Africa’s troubled Sahel region are taking separate steps that may ease concerns over resource nationalism. Niger plans to return uranium to France’s Orano while Mali is extending…
Indaba: How AI in mining is like self-driving cars
The planet’s most advanced artificial intelligence isn’t a chatbot, it’s a robotic vehicle, and Stanford University researchers say mining should pay attention. A team at Stanford’s Mineral-X initiative, led by…