Gold boom drives rising costs for Aussie producers
As Australian gold producers set forecasts for their 2026 performance, a clear trend has emerged that sets them apart: costs are expected to rise even as non-gold miners predict lower…
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Electra seeks cash for stalled cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (Nasdaq, TSXV: ELBM) says it is restructuring its finances to complete what may be North America’s first cobalt sulphate refinery. The battery metals developer said Thursday it…
US could mine tailings to meet crit-min demand: study
The United States could meet much of its demand for critical minerals by recovering materials discarded in mining waste, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Mines. Published…
Brazil Potash lands offtake for giant Amazon project
Brazil Potash (NYSE: GRO) says it has secured a 10-year commercial offtake agreement with mid-tier fertilizer company Keytrade of Switzerland for the Autazes project in the Amazon, the region’s largest. …
Barrick’s Reko Diq in line for $410M financing
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide a $410-million (C$570-million) package to help build Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, one of the…
Energy Fuels produces US’ first heavy rare earth oxides
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) says it has successfully produced the first kilogram of heavy rare earth oxides at pilot scale from its White Mesa mill in Utah. Shares…
Viridis doubles REE tonnage in Brazil
Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX: VMM) has unveiled an initial reserve estimate of more than 200 million tonnes at its Colossus ionic adsorbed clay project in Brazil, underpinning a potential high-grade rare…
Peabody nixes $3.8B Anglo coal deal
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) efforts to streamline its business have hit a major roadblock after Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) scrapped a $3.8-billion (C$5.27-billion) deal to acquire its Australian metallurgical coal…
UBS lifts 2026 gold price outlook on US risks
Analysts at UBS have lifted their gold price targets for next year in anticipation of higher safe-haven demand from persistent U.S. macroeconomic risks and de-dollarization. During the March quarter, the…
Harmony Gold’s MAC Copper takeover OK’d
Harmony Gold’s (JSE: HAR; NYSE: HMY) acquisition of MAC Copper (NYSE: MTAL; ASX: MAC) has cleared the final regulatory hurdle after Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board gave its approval of…
China’s rare earth exports jump
China’s exports of rare earth products surged in July to levels not seen since January, underscoring Beijing’s easing of export restrictions and tensions with the U.S. Volumes rose 69% to…
GoviEx lists on ASX, rebrands as Atomic Eagle
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) has entered the Australian capital market by combining with ASX-listed shell company Tombador Iron (ASX: TI1) in a proposed reverse takeover that would see GoviEx end…