Gold tops $4,500 as Mideast tensions ease
Gold jumped more than 2% on Wednesday to extend this week’s gains, as investors sought opportunity in the yellow metal amid signs of easing Middle East tensions. Spot prices briefly…
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SSR Mining sells Çöpler mine stake for $1.5B
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; Nasdaq: SSRM) shares rose 6.6% on Wednesday after the Canadian miner agreed to sell its 80% stake in Turkey’s Çöpler mine for $1.5 billion (C$2.07 billion)…
Gold price rebounds from 2026 low as Trump postpones attack on Iran
Gold recovered from a dramatic decline on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed military strikes against Iran, easing market worries of inflation caused by a prolonged war. Earlier, spot…
China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
China has invested more than $120 billion in overseas mining and upstream processing since 2023, accelerating a state-backed push to secure the raw materials underpinning the global energy transition, says…
Lynas Rare Earths produces first samarium
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has produced its first samarium oxide from its plant in Malaysia, becoming the only non-Chinese producer of the mineral. This expands Lynas’ range of separated…
BHP starts $5B upgrade at world’s largest copper mine
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) has kicked off the environmental permitting process for a new concentrator at its giant Escondida copper mine in Chile, a project valued around $5 billion…
Silver X raises C$69M in private placement
Silver X Mining (TSXV: AGX) has closed a convertible debenture financing of C$69 million to support its projects based in Peru. Under a brokered private placement, the Canadian silver miner…
Myriad sells New Mexico uranium project for 6X return
Myriad Uranium (CSE: M; US-OTC: MYRUF) plans to sell its Red Basin project in New Mexico to a new mining tech venture and partner with it on other uranium exploration…
Gold price drops to one month-low
Gold dropped below the $5,000-an-ounce level for the first time in a month amid concerns that conflict-induced inflation could derail the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut path. On Wednesday, spot gold went…
Congo to OK first mine sale in US deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly ready to approve the sale of Chemaf to U.S.-based Virtus Minerals, advancing a strategic minerals partnership between Washington and the African nation…
Nouveau Monde Graphite scores $460M funding deal
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) has secured almost enough financing for the next stage of its Matawinie project, which Ottawa has already referred to its Major Projects Office…
Antimony Resources hits all-time high as it preps first resource in New Brunswick
Antimony Resources (CSE: ATMY) has taken initial steps to advance the Bald Hill deposit in New Brunswick towards its initial mineral resource. Shares hit a record high. In an update…