MP Materials lands $400M Pentagon deal
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has entered a major public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to build a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets, reducing America’s reliance…
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Copper price hits record high on Trump tariff plan
Copper prices jumped by double digits on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to implement a 50% tariff on the industrial metal. Click on chart for Live Prices “I…
Capstone wins key permit to expand Mantoverde
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has secured environmental approval from authorities in Chile’s Atacama region for its $150-million Mantoverde Optimized (MV-O) project. The green light extends the mine’s life…
Royal Gold to buy Sandstorm, Horizon for $3.7B
Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) is acquiring Canadian streaming and royalty firms Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) and Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) in deals worth a combined $3.7 billion (C$5.04…
China’s mining investment sets new record
China’s overseas mining investment has soared to its highest level in over a decade, driven by Beijing’s push to secure critical raw materials amid rising geopolitical tensions. There were 10…
Kinterra scores win in New World Copper takeover bid
Australia’s Takeovers Panel has blocked New World from issuing shares to CAML, giving Kinterra time to contest the deal.
Greenland grants 30-year permit to moly mine
Greenland Resources (Cboe CA: MOLY; FSE: M0LY) has secured a 30-year permit for its Malmbjerg molybdenum project, a major development backed by the European Union. The open-pit mine is expected…
Glencore urges Aus support to save Mount Isa smelter
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has declared its Mount Isa copper smelter unviable and is awaiting a response from Australia’s federal and Queensland’s governments regarding requests for financial assistance to keep the…
Delays hit Gemfields ruby plant in Mozambique
Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) said on Friday that the commissioning of a second processing plant at its Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique has been postponed to September due to…
Lundin targets top-10 copper miner status
Canada’s Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has unveiled a strategic growth plan designed to catapult the company into the world’s top 10 copper producers. The Vancouver-based miner aims to reach annual…
Teck lands permit to extend copper mine life in BC
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has secured an environmental assessment certificate to extend the life of its Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine in British Columbia, keeping Canada’s largest…
Ecuador reopens mining registry after seven-year freeze
Ecuador has reopened its mining concessions registry for the first time since January 2018, aiming to attract investment, streamline licensing and crack down on illegal mining—a long-standing issue across the…