Hudbay’s Copper World draws Mid-East, Japanese interest for 30% stake
The sale is expected to close in six months, with Hudbay selling up to 30% of the project.
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China boosts exploration funding: Financial Times
China is boosting state support for domestic mineral exploration in an effort to secure dominance in the resource sector amid rising competition from Western rivals, the Financial Times reported on…
Acid spill from Chinese-owned copper mine contaminates vital river in Zambia
A catastrophic waste spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia has left local authorities and environmentalists fearing the worst for long-term impacts on the Kafue River, the African nation’s…
Uzbekistan in US$2.6B push to boost minerals sector
Uzbekistan has launched an ambitious US$2.6 billion initiative to unlock its rich endowment of resources, with a three-year plan focusing on the extraction of critical minerals being sought out by…
Alrosa halts some operations as sanctions bite
The suspension will affect deposits with an annual production of less than 1 million carats.
Gold price to reach $4,000 on central bank demand, DoubleLine’s Gundlach says
Gold added some more sparkle to the still-recovering financial markets on Friday by reaching the $3,000-an-oz. level for the first time. The die-hard bulls have long seen this coming, and…
Baru Gold plunges after investment deals break down
Shares of Baru Gold (TSXV: BARU, OTCQB: BARUF) plunged on Monday after the junior miner announced that both of its previously agreed investments would not go through, leaving it once again in…
Barrick fined for excess cobalt in BC river
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has been hit with a $114,750 fine for its repeated, excessive discharge of toxic materials from the now-decommissioned Nickel Plate gold mine near Hedley,…
Energy Fuels teams with Korea’s POSCO on rare earths
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has partnered up with South Korea’s POSCO with a view of establishing a non-China rare earth elements (REE) supply chain for electric vehicles (EV)…
Gold makes history with $3,000 milestone
Gold made history on Friday by reaching the $3,000 per oz. level for the first time, as investors continue to pile onto the safe-haven metal to seek cover from economic…
Infographic: Tesla’s wild ride from surge to slump
Elon Musk’s political rise once fueled Tesla’s stock—but now is it dragging it down? Sentiment has turned sharply, sending shares tumbling. In Europe, sales are sinking as protests and growing…
Citigroup predicts LME copper price to hit $10,000 before US tariffs
The metal climbed in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a probe into copper imports.