MP Materials soars on Saudi rare earth JV
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Defense to form a joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Maaden, the kingdom’s main mining company, to build…
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Americas Gold expands Idaho presence with $65M deal for historic mine
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) is paying $65 million to acquire privately owned Crescent Silver and its past-producing mine in Idaho as the miner looks to expand…
Copper and gold surge in FireFly’s Green Bay update
A resource update for FireFly Metals’ (ASX, TSX: FFM) Green Bay project in north-central Newfoundland more than doubles contained copper, gold and silver over the initial estimate from a year…
Barrick options Midland’s Quebec gold project
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX) (NYSE: B) has entered into an option agreement with Canadian gold junior Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) for its Lewis property in Quebec. Under the terms, Barrick can…
Elliot fund builds stake in Barrick: FT
American activist hedge fund Elliott Management has accumulated a large stake in Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) amid speculation that the Canadian-based gold-copper miner may undergo major changes, London-based…
RANKED: World’s 20 biggest gold projects
Gold bugs have been riding a scorching rally in 2025. With a gain of over 50%, gold is one of the best-performing assets year to date, buoyed by strong buying…
Friedland-backed Sunrise raises $30M for scandium mine pre-construction
Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL), the Australian scandium developer backed by Robert Friedland, is looking to raise A$46 million (US$30 million) through a share placement to fund pre-construction at its…
Rio Tinto halts Jadar project in Serbia: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) plans to pause its development of the long-delayed Jadar lithium project in Serbia to cut costs and shift focus elsewhere, Bloomberg reported on Thursday….
Ivanhoe Electric gets $200M loan for U.S. copper mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) says it’s secured a $200 million (C$280 million) bridge loan from a bank syndicate amid a push to build the next major United States copper…
Marimaca oxide project gets Chile environmental nod
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) says it has received formal environmental approval to develop its flagship oxide project in northern Chile, placing it closer to construction-ready status. The Marimaca…
China minerals curb could cost US GDP $1B: Macquarie
China’s export controls on certain critical minerals could cut gross domestic product in the United States by more than $1 billion a year, even if U.S. reliance on Chinese imports…
AngloGold gains on record quarterly cash generation
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) shares rose Tuesday after the South African miner boosted quarterly output and generated record cash flow. Consolidated production climbed 17% to 768,000 oz. in the third…