Lithium price surge forecast to be short
Lithium prices surged this week on concerns about supply disruptions in China, but analysts are warning the rally will be short-lived. A halt in production at Chinese lepidolite mines, which…
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Infographic: Antimony refinement
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, semiconductors and specialized alloys. Control over its refining capacity carries significant strategic leverage. The Chinese and Russian Spheres of…
Hudbay soars on 30% Mitsubishi deal for Copper World
Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX, NYSE: HBM) shares skyrocketed to their highest level in more than a decade after it reached a $600-million (C$826.1-million) deal with Mitsubishi that hands the Japanese conglomerate…
Barrick seeks $3.5B financing for Pakistan copper mine
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) aims to secure up to $3.5 billion in financing from the United States and other international lenders to build its massive Reko Diq copper-gold…
Why a bullet metal is behind $2.2B Idaho project
U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Idaho Governor Brad Little visited Perpetua Resources’ (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) Stibnite gold-antimony project this week, underscoring the Trump administration’s push for minerals essential to…
Infographic: Antimony spheres of control
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, as well as in batteries and semiconductors —yet its global supply is overwhelmingly controlled by China and Russia. In today’s geopolitically charged world, access to antimony is as…
Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada slips
Finland has regained its status as the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mining and exploration it held in the early 2010s, followed by Nevada and Alaska, according to the Fraser Institute’s…
Opinion: 2025, halfway through the blockbuster decade
This has been some decade and we’re only halfway through! It began with a global pandemic; planes stopped flying, and governments locked us inside our homes. A clue to what would…
Botswana seeks control of De Beers
Botswana is pushing to take control of De Beers as Anglo American (LSE: AAL) prepares to sell the diamond company. Duma Boko, president of Botswana, is determined to increase the…
Sibanye buys US precious metals recycler Metallix
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) plans to acquire Metallix Refining, a U.S-based precious metals recycler with two processing and recycling plants in North Carolina, for $82 million. Metallix,…
Gold price may rise 15% this year: LBMA
A new poll by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) shows that metals analysts are growing more bullish on gold for the remainder of this year, forecasting 15% higher prices on…
Gold price outlook strong amid unknowns: council
Gold remains a top-performing asset heading into the second half of 2025, with prices up 26% year-to-date, according to the World Gold Council’s mid-year outlook. The surge is driven by…