Omai values Guyana gold project at $4B
A new economic study for Omai Gold Mines’ (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) namesake project in Guyana positions it among the largest and most valuable undeveloped gold projects in South America,…
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Copper price eases as LME inventories surge
London Metal Exchange on-warrant copper inventories have surged by more than 50% in three days, easing fears of an acute supply squeeze and sharply narrowing a key market spread. On-warrant…
Lundin Mining cuts copper outlook as Chile storms strike again
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) cut its 2026 copper production forecast after a second severe winter storm hit the company’s operations in Chile’s Atacama region, disrupting its recovery from an earlier…
Gold Fields puts $77M in Suriname-focused Founders
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI), one of the world’s largest gold miners, is investing another $77 million (US$55.7 million) to raise its stake in Suriname explorer Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR;…
Onyx hits 13g gold at Munro-Croesus in Ontario
Onyx Gold (TSXV: ONYX) reported one of its highest-grade intervals yet at the Munro-Croesus project in northern Ontario as the Canadian developer works to outline a broad gold system. The…
Empire Metals shares jump as Pitfield titanium resource hits 8.2B tonnes
The junior says its upgraded Western Australian resource confirms Pitfield as the world’s largest titanium deposit.
BHP’s new boss favours new builds over M&A
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) CEO Brandon Craig is prioritizing copper expansions over acquisitions, brushing aside speculation the mining giant could pursue uranium developer NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) as lofty…
Ottawa scrutinizes China’s $175M Lithium Chile deal
Canadian junior Lithium Chile (TSX-V: LITH) and China Union Holdings (SZSE: 000036) face a potential national security review of their $175-million (C$243-million) Argentum Lithium transaction after Canadian officials raised concerns…
US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining
Washington is planning to auction off deep-sea mining leases near the Northern Mariana Islands later this year, advancing the Trump administration’s push to develop domestic sources of critical minerals from…
McFarlane Lake boosts Juby gold resource by 2M oz
An update for McFarlane Lake Mining’s (CSE: MLM; US-OTC: MLMLF) Juby gold project in northeastern Ontario has lifted global contained gold by 48% over the initial resource from last October, while…
US awards $162M to turn mining waste into critical minerals
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine projects for $162 million (C$225 million) in potential funding to recover critical minerals from mine waste and industrial feedstocks, part…
$10B Canada power deal seen boosting Labrador mining
Canada, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador signed a $10 billion (US$7.2 billion) non-binding agreement to expand the Churchill Falls generating station, nearly tripling its current capacity, in what Ottawa is…