Vale considers listing base metals business in late 2026
Speaking at the FT Mining Summit, chairman Mark Cutifani said Vale Base Metals could be valued at $40 billion.
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Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…
JV video: Alamos Gold eyes 80% growth, mostly from within portfolio, CEO says
After digesting a series of acquisitions made at lower gold prices, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) president and CEO John McCluskey says the company aims to grow production by…
JV Article: HPY’s circular ore sorters achieve largest mineral processing capacity in industry
Ganzhou HPY Technology Co. Ltd., an enterprise company specializing in the research, development, and manufacture of ore sorting machines using pioneer sensor technologies and AI algorithms, is approaching its 10th…
Global mining index soars as China, US stimulus converge
The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index has gained 14% since Sept. 6 in its biggest jump this year after central banks cut interest rates, the United States signalled more battery metal…
Video: Gold rally leaves hesitant Western investors in the dust, fund manager says
Most Western investors have missed the record gold rally, remaining hesitant while waiting for a price correction that may never come, Liechtenstein-based gold fund manager Ronald-Peter Stöferle says in a…
Video: Gold miners face skepticism, even as metal price rises, Denver Gold exec says
Gold at all-time highs has pushed up miners’ margins, but companies are opting for restraint and avoiding the temptations of past bull cycles, Denver Gold Group executive director Tim Wood…
Ivanhoe Electric’s VRB Energy enters vanadium battery JV with Chinese firm
Ivanhoe Electric’s (TSX: IE; NYSE-AM: IE) cleantech subsidiary VRB Energy is forming a joint venture with a Chinese investment firm that will bring in a US$55-million investment and help scale…
CHART: Global mining and metals – a reality check
A new report by McKinsey’s energy and materials practice outlines a global mining and metals industry emerging from a few years of boom and bust and price fluctuations the consulting…
BofA sees strong 2025 for copper, while iron ore prices to drift lower
While the outlook for iron ore appears grim, BofA remains bullish on copper due to strong structural demand.
Beaver Creek: Rule, Hathaway, Giustra reflect on surging gold price, humdrum equities
Beaver Creek, Col. – Industry leaders debated the roles of economic uncertainty, inflation and monetary policy in driving gold to a record high this week even as many gold equities…
The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules
TMC and its partner PAMCO have produced approximately 500 tonnes of calcine during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign.