Forrest’s $133M tungsten bet rockets EQR shares
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has agreed to buy a 17% stake in EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) from Oaktree Capital Management, sending the Australian tungsten producer’s shares to their biggest gain…
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Canada’s first diamond mine to shut down
Canada’s first diamond mine, Ekati in the Northwest Territories, will shut down following a Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling placing it into receivership this week. Arctic Canadian Diamond, a…
Gold demand in China at decade low in June, WGC says
China’s physical gold demand remained near decade lows in June despite falling gold prices, suggesting cheaper valuations have yet to revive the world’s largest gold market. June withdrawals from the…
Acid test: IEA warns copper supply outlook has “worsened considerably”
Copper’s sulphuric acid market has been thrown into chaos by the Middle East conflict and Beijing’s export ban, according to the International Energy Agency, which warns the metal faces “a…
Thunder Gold assays suggest Tower Mountain expansion in Ontario
New drilling by Thunder Gold (TSXV: TGOL; US-OTC: TGOLF) at its Tower Mountain project in Ontario has confirmed the deposit’s main trend continues at depth and remains open for further…
ETM battles Greenland over rare earth ‘expropriation’
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) says Greenland has effectively seized one of the world’s largest rare earth deposits outside China by blocking development of the Kvanefjeld project and refusing to…
AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments pour billions of dollars into…
New Pacific boosts Bolivia project value to $2.65B
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-A: NEWP) has strengthened the economics of its Carangas silver-gold project in Bolivia with an updated preliminary economic assessment that lifts the after-tax net present…
U.S. widens critical minerals lead over Europe: WSJ
The United States is outspending Europe in the race to secure critical minerals outside China, raising concerns that European manufacturers could remain dependent on Chinese supplies, The Wall Street Journal…
Malaysia probes Lynas’ Pentagon rare earths deal
Malaysia is scrutinizing Lynas Rare Earths’ (ASX: LYC) $96-million supply agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense after a parliamentary committee reviewed whether the deal could affect the country’s support…
Sponsored video: Bravo drills Luanga copper-gold
Bravo Mining Chair & CEO Luis Azevedo in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, last week during the Rule Symposium on Resource Investing in Boca Raton, Fla. This…
BMI hikes copper price forecast 6.7% on supply deficits
Industry research firm BMI lifted its 2026 average copper price forecast by 6.7% to $12,700 per tonne, citing converging supply-side pressures, tariff-driven tightness and AI-fuelled optimism.Copper trading in New York…