US backs Altona’s Mozambique rare earths project
Shares in Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) soared after the company said the United States’ government confirmed its intention to support development of its Monte Muambe joint venture project in…
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Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge
Canadian explorer Midnight Sun Mining (TSX-V: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt, an area that’s attracting Cold War-style financing competition to speed the record-price red metal to market. The junior reported Jan. 20 that…
Lundin, BecomingX climb from deepest marathon to world’s highest
Standing at 4,200 metres high in Chile’s Atacama desert, the CEO and co-founder of education firm BecomingX takes a step forward from The World’s Deepest Marathon to begin a new…
Resolute secures Doropo gold mine OK in Côte d’Ivoire
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) has secured a 14-year mining permit for its Doropo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, clearing the final regulatory hurdle to develop the mine and lift the…
BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program
BHP (ASX, LSE: BHP) has selected its largest intake for the annual Xplor program aimed at supporting companies involved in early stages of mineral exploration. The Australian miner announced this…
Anglo flags third De Beers writedown
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is weighing a third writedown of De Beers in as many years as weak diamond prices persist and the miner advances asset sales ahead of its…
VRIC Video: Wheaton sees 1M oz sooner as production growth accelerates
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) is coming off its best year ever with the help of four new mines entering production and stronger output from existing assets, CEO…
Ivanhoe in talks to send DRC zinc to US stockpile
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) says it’s in advanced talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state miner Gecamines and Swiss commodities trader Mercuria to route zinc-rich concentrate from the Kipushi…
Fitch Solutions’ BMI boosts industrial metals forecasts
Analysts at Fitch Solutions’ BMI have lifted their price forecasts for industrial metals to reflect the speculative momentum in the sector as well as strong market fundamentals and macroeconomic forces….
Glencore to sell 40% stake in DRC mines to US group
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has entered a non-binding deal for the potential sale of a 40% stake in its mine assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Orion Critical…
Macro forces driving metals jump still intact: Jefferies
Gold’s sharp pullback last week may have handed investors a new entry point into mining equities because wider economic forces driving the recent “metals melt-up” remain intact, Jefferies argues in…
JV article: ReeXploration plans first drill at Namibia’s Eureka target
ReeXploration (TSXV: REE) is preparing a first‑pass drill program at its Eureka project in central Namibia to test a newly mapped uranium system while advancing an existing rare earths resource…