Iron ore prices gain after death halts Rio’s Simandou
Iron ore prices climbed to a one-week high on Monday after Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) suspended operations at its Simandou project in Guinea when an incident killed a…
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China extends rare earth controls to imports
China has rolled out tighter controls on the mining and processing of rare earths by expanding its quota system to include imported materials and requiring enterprises to report on the…
Gold boom drives rising costs for Aussie producers
As Australian gold producers set forecasts for their 2026 performance, a clear trend has emerged that sets them apart: costs are expected to rise even as non-gold miners predict lower…
Electra seeks cash for stalled cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (Nasdaq, TSXV: ELBM) says it is restructuring its finances to complete what may be North America’s first cobalt sulphate refinery. The battery metals developer said Thursday it…
US could mine tailings to meet crit-min demand: study
The United States could meet much of its demand for critical minerals by recovering materials discarded in mining waste, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Mines. Published…
First Nordic finds new gold bodies at Aida in Sweden
Recent drill results by First Nordic Metals (TSX.V: FNM; US-OTC: FNMCF), in which Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) holds a stake, have identified new gold-bearing structures at its Aida…
Brazil Potash lands offtake for giant Amazon project
Brazil Potash (NYSE: GRO) says it has secured a 10-year commercial offtake agreement with mid-tier fertilizer company Keytrade of Switzerland for the Autazes project in the Amazon, the region’s largest. …
Aldebaran suggests $1.5B to build Altar in Argentina
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says an economic study due next month on its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina will contain a $1.5-billion (C$2.09-billion) construction figure. The preliminary economic…
JV article: Vista Gold cuts Mt Todd capex
Earlier this year Vista Gold (TSX: VGZ; NYSE-AM: VGZ) signed five confidentiality agreements over the space of six weeks on its Mt Todd open-pit gold project in Australia’s Northern Territory….
JV article: Libra Energy Materials goes public with $33M KoBold Metals deal
Junior explorer Libra Energy Materials (CSE: LIBR) opened the bell for the first time on Aug. 7, after kicking off its 2025 field season alongside KoBold Metals, a privately held…
Podcast: How data drive exploration, ft. Axcap Ventures’ Blake McLaughlin
This week’s episode features Blake McLaughlin, Vice-President of Exploration at Axcap Ventures, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. McLaughlin explains how exploration is being carried out in 2025 and why…
White Gold update ranks third in Yukon
A resource update for Yukon-focused White Gold’s (TSX.V: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) namesake project positions it among the larger undeveloped open-pit gold resources in the territory. Shares rose. The update raises…