Trump leaves Beijing with no rare earth deal confirmed
U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday without securing a breakthrough agreement on rare earths despite labelling the visit as a “success” and offering warm words for his Chinese…
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Gold price falls back to $4,500 on sharp inflation fears
Gold extended its decline on Friday amid a broader market selloff triggered by elevated concerns over global inflation and its implications on central bank policies. Spot gold fell as much…
Trump courts Brazil in rare earth supply push
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are forging an unlikely partnership around rare earths as Washington races to loosen China’s grip on critical…
Titan, Teck seek germanium from zinc tailings
Titan Mining (NYSE-A: TII) says it is evaluating potential germanium production from its U.S.-based zinc mining in partnership with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK). Titan and Teck envision…
Government funding now a plus not a burden, miners say
In the West’s efforts to catch up with China’s lead in critical minerals development, more companies are warming to government financing than in previous years when governments were regarded as…
Ioneer, Lithium Americas defend Nevada projects as Amnesty flags Indigenous consent gap
Amnesty International is accusing lithium projects in Nevada of advancing without Indigenous consent, highlighting a gap between U.S. permitting law and international human-rights standards as development accelerates in the state’s…
Brazil probes $2.8B rare earths deal
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into USA Rare Earth’s (Nasdaq: USAR) proposed acquisition of its only rare earth producer, posing a regulatory hurdle to America’s critical minerals plans…
Rare earths get bulk of Trump’s ‘uneven’ $18.6B funding despite small role
Despite the Trump administration investing around $18.6 billion into critical mineral projects, the investment push is lopsided, with the rare earth supply chain receiving far more funding than other metals,…
Silver jumps to two-week high amid US-Iran deadlock
Precious metals started the week on a strong note, with silver rising to a two-month high, despite fresh setbacks surrounding United States-Iran peace talks. Spot silver surged as much as…
TMC, Allseas strike first seabed nodule mining deal
The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) has signed a commercial agreement with offshore engineering giant Allseas to develop and operate what the companies say would be the world’s first commercial deep-sea…
Sponsored: Q&A With SRK – Christina James on water, risk and regulation
The Northern Miner’s video host Devan Murugan spoke with Christina James, president of SRK Canada and principal water resources engineer, at SRK’s Toronto office about water balances, regulation, independence and how the…
Blast from the Past: US deals blow to Canada over uranium contracts, Nov. 1959
Canada had become the world’s top uranium producer by 1958, with exports of the metal surpassing all others in value as Cold War demand surged. Boomtowns such as Elliot Lake,…