Missiles to MRIs need metal’s highest-grade US deposit
U.S. Critical Materials has confirmed what it calls the highest-grade deposit of neodymium, a rare earth element used in electric motors, ever reported in the United States. The Salt Lake…
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Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold eyes DRC lithium project
KoBold Metals, the mining startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it plans to invest $1 billion in the Democratic Republic of Congo after inking a framework deal…
Rio Tinto extracts first gallium in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) has produced its first primary gallium from bauxite processed in Quebec, marking a key milestone in its partnership with Indium Corp. of central New…
Private equity mining deals to rise: S&P Global
Private equity deals in the mining sector are expected to grow as demand for minerals essential to the global energy transition continues to rise, S&P Global says in a new report….
Copper surplus to more than double in 2025: ICSG
The global copper market is expected to see a significant surplus over the next two years as U.S. tariffs’ negative impact on demand outweigh supply growth, the International Copper Study…
Q1 gold demand soars to highest since 2016: WGC
First-quarter gold demand hit its highest level in nine years as exchange-traded funds loaded up on the metal, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Total gold demand reached 1,206…
Trump moves to fast-track deep-sea mining push
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on deep-sea mining that aims to pave the way for offshore resource extraction and cut the country’s critical minerals…
RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
Energy Fuels mills rare earths in US that China limits
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU) says it has successfully developed technology capable of producing six of the seven rare earths oxides at scale, that are now subject to the…
Unions back big Hudbay project as copper price gyrates
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has reached an agreement with a coalition of union building trades to support the construction of its Copper World mine in Arizona. The…
Gold ETFs log US$21B rise in first quarter, WGC says
Global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) grew by US$21 billion in the first quarter to reach their second highest quarterly level by value since the second quarter of 2020 at the…
PDAC 2025 JV Video: Asian Battery Metals targets high-grade nickel in Mongolia
Asian Battery Metals (ASX: AZ9) is preparing for a busy year of exploration at its main Oval nickel-copper project in western Mongolia following a high-grade discovery there last year, Managing…