Gold to reach new highs in 2026: Goldman poll
Almost 70% of global institutional investors expect gold prices to post additional gains next year, Goldman Sachs said, citing the conclusions of a new poll. The biggest proportion of respondents…
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Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in 2026. From precious and critical metals mines across…
Copper tops $5 per lb as 2026 talks, policy risk harden
Copper traded around $5 per lb. ($11,000 per tonne) on Friday as industry participants warned that 2026 contract negotiations could be the toughest in years, with policy uncertainty in the…
European Metals jumps on $417M Czech lithium boost
Grant for Cinovec is among the largest direct project-level funding commitments for critical raw materials.
Anglo-Teck deal gets Canada security OK: report
Canada’s federal government has cleared Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) proposed combination with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) on national security grounds, The Globe and Mail reported, citing an…
Ontario, Marten Falls ink $39M Ring of Fire roads deal
Ontario and the Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN) reached a $39.5 million infrastructure development pact that includes the construction of an all-season road linking the Ring of Fire region community…
SolGold sets 2026 start for early works at Cascabel
SolGold (LSE: SOLG) is accelerating development of its Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador, with early works scheduled to begin in 2026 and first production targeted for 2028. The company…
DPM forecasts higher output at Serbia gold project
Canadian miner DPM Metals (TSX: DPM; ASX: DPM) said a feasibility study for the Čoka Rakita project in Serbia shows increased output and higher value generation compared with an earlier…
High silver exports, solar demand slim China’s supplies
China is facing a shortage of physical silver amid record-high exports of the precious metal and high demand for its use in solar panels. Stockpiles of silver on Chinese exchanges…
Value of EV battery nickel second-highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high
In 2016, Elon Musk famously said: “Although [they’re] called lithium-ion, the actual percentage of lithium in a lithium-ion cell is approximately 2%. Technically, our cells should be called nickel-graphite, because…
Excellon targets deeper gold-silver at Peru mine
Excellon Resources (TSX-V: EXN) says new geological interpretations confirm a multi-stage gold-silver system at its Mallay mine in central Peru. Updated modelling links the Pierina, Shafra and Mallay Deeps zones,…
World’s largest silver bar unveiled in Dubai
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has introduced the world’s largest silver bar in celebration of the founding of the United Arab Emirates. The bullion — weighing 1,971 kilograms and…