Gemfields revenue drops 32% after ‘difficult’ year
Coloured precious stones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) said 2025 revenue fell 32% to $135.1 million as operational disruptions and weak demand for rubies and emeralds weighed on performance….
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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…
SSR Mining sells Çöpler mine stake for $1.5B
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; Nasdaq: SSRM) shares rose 6.6% on Wednesday after the Canadian miner agreed to sell its 80% stake in Turkey’s Çöpler mine for $1.5 billion (C$2.07 billion)…
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…
Central banks’ gold buying momentum carries into 2026
Central banks remained firm buyers of gold in January even as prices were skyrocketing to records — though the institutions’ appetite for bullion could face a stern test amid rising…
Guardian taps NYSE American for Nevada tungsten
Guardian Metal Resources (LSE: GMET; NYSE-A: GMTL) started trading on NYSE American on Friday, using a U.S. listing to widen its investor base and push two Nevada tungsten projects toward…
Opinion: Copper rally masks smelting power shift
Copper has rarely looked stronger. Prices are hovering near record levels, buoyed by electrification, artificial intelligence-driven demand expectations and a constrained pipeline of new mine supply. For producers and financial…
Sponsored Video at PDAC: Alkane plans using merger cash flow for more M&A
Alkane Resources (ASX, TSX: ALK; US-OTC: ALKRY) wants to hold output steady from its new three-mine portfolio and pursue another merger or acquisition within 12 months, Managing Director and CEO…
Investors prefer North America to Africa: Sprott chief
Rising gold and silver prices – and the resource nationalism they have fuelled in some African countries – are making North American mines and projects more attractive to global miners amid a search for stable operating environments, says Sprott Asset Management’s chief investment officer. …
PDAC JV Video: FireFox drills toward first Mustajärvi resource estimate
FireFox Gold (TSX.V: FFOX; US-OTC: FFOXF) expects a maiden resource at the Mustajärvi property within a year after drilling tightened its view of the Finnish discovery and identified a second…
First Quantum sells Turkish mine for $340M
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) will sell its Çayeli mine in Turkey to a company controlled by Cengiz Holding as the Canadian miner raises additional capital for its priority assets….