BHP loses bid to appeal Brazil dam disaster ruling
BHP (ASX: BHP) cannot appeal a U.K. court ruling that found the world’s largest miner liable for Brazil’s deadliest environmental disaster, tightening pressure ahead of a damages trial tied to…
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Geopolitical shocks build copper’s bull case: Sprott
The investment thesis for copper is only getting stronger amid renewed emphasis on energy security and growing concerns over supply as the cost of metal production surges, according to Sprott…
Blast at Glencore’s Kazzinc plant kills two, injures five
Two people were killed and five others were injured following an explosion at Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) large zinc-gold production facility in eastern Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Preliminary findings suggest that the…
Meridian raises $34M in London market debut
Fresh capital strengthen Meridian’s push to turn its Cabacal project in Brazil into a cornerstone copper-gold asset.
Deutsche Bank forecasts $8,000 gold price by 2031
Gold is poised to benefit significantly from an increasingly fragmented world as nations continue to pivot into the metal and away from the U.S. dollar as their go-to reserve asset,…
Blue Moon funds Nussir copper project in Norway, bets more on Springer in Nevada
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; NASDAQ: BMM) this week approved building its $184-million (C$252 million) capex Nussir copper-gold-silver mine in northern Norway and moved toward restarting the Springer tungsten mine…
Critical Metals fully gains Tanbreez in $835M deal
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) says it plans to acquire European Lithium (ASX: EUR) in an all-stock deal to consolidate ownership of its Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland while removing…
Gold-copper explorer Meridian plans London listing
Explorer Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange’s main market this week as it works to advance its flagship Cabaçal gold-copper project…
Opinion: Can Kyrgyzstan’s mining reset work?
As 2025 ebbed away, a high-level government delegation from Kyrgyzstan met with mining investors in a non-descript meeting room in London to discuss a delicate new initiative: a reset between…
Allied Critical boosts tungsten plans with $40M backing
Tungsten developer Allied Critical Metals (CSE: ACM) has secured $40 million (C$54.6 million) in two separate financings towards starting pilot-scale production in Portugal this year. The first financing of $25…
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…
Denarius boosts Emerita bid after CEO, chairman quit
Canadian junior miner Denarius Metals (CBOE: DMET; US-OTC: DNRSF) sweetened its unsolicited all-share takeover bid for Spain-focused Emerita Resources (TSX-V: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF), hours after the target company’s CEO and…