Vietnam lifts state monopoly on gold
Vietnam, the third-largest importer of gold in Asia, issued a decree on Tuesday abolishing its 13-year-old state monopoly on gold trading, causing a spike in local prices even as the…
Politics
Apache fight with Resolution Copper reshapes land talks
Experts warn the legal battle over the Resolution Copper project in Arizona could alter how miners negotiate with Indigenous communities about disputed lands in the Southwestern United States. The planned…
Troilus, Torngat ink offtakes on Carney’s German mission
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF), which is developing a $1.1-billion (US$800-million) capex brownfield mine project in Quebec, has signed a preliminary copper offtake agreement with a German smelter during Prime…
Barrick’s Reko Diq in line for $410M financing
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide a $410-million (C$570-million) package to help build Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, one of the…
Canada gets first bullet-proof steel plant
Canada is building its first plant to produce bullet-proof steel after a federal trade mission to Sweden inked a $100-million (US$72.2 million) deal. Ontario-based armoured vehicle maker Roshel and Swedish…
UBS lifts 2026 gold price outlook on US risks
Analysts at UBS have lifted their gold price targets for next year in anticipation of higher safe-haven demand from persistent U.S. macroeconomic risks and de-dollarization. During the March quarter, the…
China’s rare earth exports jump
China’s exports of rare earth products surged in July to levels not seen since January, underscoring Beijing’s easing of export restrictions and tensions with the U.S. Volumes rose 69% to…
Infographic: Antimony refinement
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, semiconductors and specialized alloys. Control over its refining capacity carries significant strategic leverage. The Chinese and Russian Spheres of…
Trump to offer Russia minerals access for Ukraine peace
The United States may offer Russia access to its critical minerals alongside other economic incentives in an effort to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, according to The…
US gold tariffs jolt COMEX, shift global trade flows
The Trump administration’s move to apply import duties on the most common forms of bullion delivered into the United States is shaking the gold market and widening the price gap…
Northern Dynasty gets Pebble court dates
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) has secured its first detailed court schedule in months for its long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over one of the world’s largest undeveloped…
Podcast: The geopolitical race to mine the deep-sea floor, ft Ilya Epikhin
This week’s episode features Ilya Epikhin, Senior Principal at consultants Arthur D. Little and Global Lead for Metals and Mining, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Epikhin offers his perspective…