Paladin targets 2027 uranium decision on Patterson Lake South
Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) expects making a final investment decision on its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Saskatchewan by the end of 2027 as the company…
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AOMC, Odyssey merge to build $1B deep-sea miner
American Ocean Minerals is merging with Odyssey Marine Exploration (Nasdaq: OMEX) in a reverse takeover that will create a roughly $1 billion market cap deep-sea mining company. The all-stock transaction…
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
At the end of the first quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, up $250 billion so…
Greenland to block ETM Kvanefjeld rare earth project
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) said Tuesday that Greenland intends not to renew the exploration licence for its Kvanefjeld rare earths project. The draft decision deals a fresh blow to…
Opinion: The world of cheap oil is gone
Are we living in the 1970s? I can’t tell you, I wasn’t there, but it’s an interesting analogy. Then, as today, we have the fear of inflation, the eroding value of cash and now spiking oil prices. Of course, nothing can…
Wheaton lands $4.3B BHP silver stream
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM) has secured a $4.3-billion silver streaming in Latin America deal with BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) and struck its first Australian agreement with KGL Resources…
OceanaGold finds high-grade gold in New Zealand
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) said recent drilling at its Wharekirauponga deposit in New Zealand points to a new high-grade zone emerging outside current reserves. Highlight hole WKP144A cut 5.4…
Miners brace as Cyclone Narelle hits Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall on Western Australia’s coast on Friday prompting port closures, operational precautions and supply disruptions across key mining regions. The system peaked at category 4…
US agency to buy 20% stake in graphite miner Syrah
The United States International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) plans a strategic investment in Australia’s Syrah Resources (ASX: SYR), which owns Louisiana’s Vidalia active anode material facility and Mozambique’s Balama graphite…
RANKED: World’s top 20 largest gold mines
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 as rising global trade tensions and accelerated central bank buying propelled the metal by more than 60%. Its rise continued into 2026, with prices…
Gold slump tied to crunch, not fundamentals: Sprott
Gold’s March selloff is being driven by a global liquidity squeeze and disrupted reserve flows, not weakening fundamentals, according to Sprott strategist Paul Wong. Prices have fallen to about $4,400…
Lynas expands non-China supply chain in Vietnam deal
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY) is moving deeper into Asia’s non-Chinese production sector as it advances a deal with South Korea’s LS Eco Energy that includes about…