Trump, Zelenskyy nix minerals deal
United States President Donald Trump and his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy cancelled a mineral rights and security agreement at the White House on Friday after a news conference degenerated into…
Analysis
Is private equity the solution to funding shortfalls?
Private equity’s interest in mining remains robust despite a short-term slump in deals, industry executives and financiers say. Metals and mining transactions involving private equity and venture capital firms fell…
Policy paralysis leaves B.C. mining with $38B in limbo, EY report finds
British Columbia’s grassroots exploration sector faces a structural shift as flagship projects mature and early-stage exploration funding dries up, a new survey found. Exploration spending dropped 14% to $552 million…
What a shock: the power cost of ore processing
When it comes to understanding processing costs, electric power is an item that can have a substantial impact on operating expenses. Costmine, a division of Mining Intelligence owned by Glacier…
DRC export ban fails to rocket cobalt
The cobalt market was mixed this week after the Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s top producer, banned exports for four months to spur the battery metal’s price from historical…
Diamond market ‘still missing a spark:’ Zimnisky
After two difficult years marked by falling prices, where does global demand for diamonds go from here? Independent diamond analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky weighs in. What’s the general outlook…
Taseko projects $42B impact from Gibraltar mine
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has unveiled the results of an economic impact study on its Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia, which reveals the operation…
Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
Middlemen and local militias steal billions from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) cobalt and coltan trade, fuelling conflict and leaving the nation poor, according to a political analyst. The…
Mining Indaba: ESG costs could derail African projects, study finds
Some African mining projects could be shelved by the high cost of meeting Western environmental, social and governance criteria, according to a recent study from South African bank Absa. African…
Artemis pours first gold, silver at Blackwater in BC
The company targets commercial production in Q2 2025.
China funnelled US$57B to control critical mineral supply chain: report
China has systematically extended its control over critical minerals essential for the global energy transition and net-zero emissions, using a network of at least 26 state-backed financial institutions over the…
The future of copper mining’s top tier?
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) appears to be discarding its long-running interest in Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and pivoting to spend billions instead on expanding its own assets. Over the…