US and Japan strike rare earths deal
The United States and Japan have signed a framework agreement to secure the supply of rare earths and critical minerals, aiming to reduce reliance on China’s dominant position in the…
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Banks, investors pumped $52B into met coal between 2022 and 2024: report
German environmental and human rights group Urgewald has found how major financial institutions continue to bankroll the metallurgical coal industry, funnelling nearly $52 billion into mine expansions between 2022 and…
Perpetua gets $255M from JPMorgan, Agnico Eagle
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq, TSX: PPTA) has secured $255 million in new investments from JPMorgan Chase and Agnico Eagle (TSX, NYSE: AEM), giving the U.S.-focused gold and antimony developer a major…
Trilogy jumps as US reinstates Alaska road permits
Shares of Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ) surged Friday after United States authorities reinstated critical federal permits for a controversial 340-km (211-mile) access road in Alaska’s Ambler mining district. Trilogy…
Angola challenges Botswana in De Beers bid
Angola’s state diamond company Endiama has submitted a formal bid for Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) majority stake in De Beers, in a sharp shift from its earlier position of seeking…
Antofagasta trims forecast as copper output inches up
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported a modest 1% rise in third-quarter copper output on Thursday and warned that full-year production will likely land at the lower end of its…
Eldorado $1B Skouries mine in Greece nears finish line
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is moving closer to opening its Skouries copper-gold mine in northern Greece, with first output expected in early 2026 and commercial production by…
Perpetua starts building $1.3B Stibnite gold-antimony mine in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq, TSX: PPTA) has begun early works construction at its $1.3 -billion Stibnite gold-antimony project in central Idaho, fast-tracked by the Trump administration as part of efforts to…
Peru OKs Southern Copper’s $1.8B Tía María
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) has secured a long-awaited licence for its $1.8-billion Tía María copper project in Peru, marking a major step forward after years of social unrest and…
Kodal begins lithium exports from Mali
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has dispatched the first truckloads of lithium spodumene concentrate from its Bougouni mine in southern Mali to the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire, marking…
Cleveland-Cliffs eyes US rare earths production
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced plans to enter the rare earth mining business after discovering two potential deposits in Michigan and Minnesota, which would allow the Ohio-based company to expand beyond iron…
Friedland says global economy faces copper crisis
Global demand for copper is accelerating toward levels that could outstrip supply within two decades, creating what industry veteran Robert Friedland calls a once-in-history challenge for the world economy. Over the next…