Wheaton lands $4.3B BHP silver stream
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM) has secured a $4.3-billion silver streaming in Latin America deal with BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) and struck its first Australian agreement with KGL Resources…
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OceanaGold finds high-grade gold in New Zealand
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) said recent drilling at its Wharekirauponga deposit in New Zealand points to a new high-grade zone emerging outside current reserves. Highlight hole WKP144A cut 5.4…
Miners brace as Cyclone Narelle hits Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall on Western Australia’s coast on Friday prompting port closures, operational precautions and supply disruptions across key mining regions. The system peaked at category 4…
US agency to buy 20% stake in graphite miner Syrah
The United States International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) plans a strategic investment in Australia’s Syrah Resources (ASX: SYR), which owns Louisiana’s Vidalia active anode material facility and Mozambique’s Balama graphite…
RANKED: World’s top 20 largest gold mines
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 as rising global trade tensions and accelerated central bank buying propelled the metal by more than 60%. Its rise continued into 2026, with prices…
Gold slump tied to crunch, not fundamentals: Sprott
Gold’s March selloff is being driven by a global liquidity squeeze and disrupted reserve flows, not weakening fundamentals, according to Sprott strategist Paul Wong. Prices have fallen to about $4,400…
Lynas expands non-China supply chain in Vietnam deal
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY) is moving deeper into Asia’s non-Chinese production sector as it advances a deal with South Korea’s LS Eco Energy that includes about…
Deep Sea Minerals seeks Pacific exploration license
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it’s seeking the right to explore for polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. The application, submitted to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Video at PDAC: Paladin pushes Namibia uranium ramp-up, PLS permit
Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) expects its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia to reach full production by the end of June, just as a supply gap opens, CEO Paul…
Prolonged Iran war would hammer top copper miners
A prolonged Iran conflict could push copper into surplus and sharply cut earnings for major producers, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Oil above $150 a barrel in a drawn-out war that…
Sponsored Video at PDAC: OceanaGold pushes growth on multiple fronts
OceanaGold President and CEO Gerard Bond speaks with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murgan. The preceding Sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT sponsored by OceanaGold and produced in co-operation with The…
Lynas Rare Earths produces first samarium
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has produced its first samarium oxide from its plant in Malaysia, becoming the only non-Chinese producer of the mineral. This expands Lynas’ range of separated…