Copper mine supply risks first decline since 2017: Sprott
Global mined copper production could fall this year for the first time in nearly a decade even after prices hit records, as disruptions, declining grades and weak Chilean output expose…
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Venezuela’s $4B gold stash closer to leaving London
Venezuela’s government and a faction of the opposition are nearing an agreement that could move about $4 billion of the country’s gold from the Bank of England to U.S. custody,…
Uranium miners race to catch surging nuclear demand
The uranium market is slipping into a structural deficit as surging nuclear demand outpaces the development of new mines. Global uranium exploration and development spending exceeded $1.78 billion in 2023…
Billionaire’s buying spree stretches beyond iron ore
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has made a string of investments over the past year, building exposure to rare earths, copper, gallium, antimony and precious metals as Australia’s richest person broadens…
Hercules advances Hook in Idaho after porphyry signs
Hercules Metals (TSXV: BIG; US-OTC: BADEF) is advancing its Hook target in western Idaho toward direct drilling after a reconnaissance hole raised the prospect of a third copper centre on…
Radiant World sues Glencore for $2 billion
Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals have sued Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in Singapore, seeking $2 billion (C$2.8 billion) in damages. Sapphire Minmetals, which used to be…
Pentagon backs $150M Blue Moon tungsten restart
The U.S. Department of Defense is putting $450 million (C$626 million) into The Elmet Group (Nasdaq: ELMT), with $150 million earmarked for Blue Moon Metals’ (TSXV: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) Springer…
U.S. takes 10% Trilogy stake in Alaska push
The U.S. government has closed a $35.6-million (C$49.4-million) investment giving it about 10% of Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ), deepening Washington’s direct involvement in developing the company’s copper-rich projects in…
Saudi Arabia touts mineralized uranium, rare earths find
Saudi Arabia has identified an estimated 110 million tonnes of mineralized material containing rare earths and uranium in the Medina region as the kingdom moves to develop nuclear power and…
Sponsored Q&A: K2 Gold assays build on California Mojave discovery
K2 Gold’s (TSXV: KTO) Mojave project is back in focus after the company reported the first drill results from this year’s 14,000-metre exploration program. The Northern Miner‘s Devan Murugan spoke…
Sponsored: Trekor Metals reports strong Q2 results as copper production ramps up
Trekor Metals Limited (TSX: TKO, LSE: TKO; NYSE American: TGB) delivered a strong second quarter in 2026, supported by record copper prices, steady performance at its Gibraltar mine and the…
Talon drops plan to build North Dakota mill for Tamarack
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO)-backed developer Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; OTC: TLOFF) has dropped plans to build a mill in North Dakota to process ore from its…