Moly heads for 6th straight deficit, record prices: BMO
Molybdenum is on course for a sixth consecutive year of supply deficit in 2027, setting the stage for record prices as strong demand meets a limited pipeline of new production,…
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Rock Tech cuts lithium plant cost estimate by 54%
Rock Tech Lithium’s (TSXV: RCK; US-OTC: RCKTF) proposed Ontario lithium refinery will cost $596 million (US$420.9 million), less than half its previous estimate, although the company hasn’t explained most of…
Gold ETF rush defies 8.5% gold price slide
Investors poured a record amount of money into gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) last quarter even as bullion suffered its sharpest monthly drop of the year, underscoring an unusual split between…
Podcast: Yttrium, Terbium, Erbium, Ytterbium — A brief history of rare earths, ft RMG’s Magnus Ericsson
This week’s episode features Magnus Ericsson, adjunct professor at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and co-founder of Mineral Economics and the Raw Materials Report, in conversation with host Adrian…
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
Greenland advances Tanbreez rare earths project
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has won Greenland government approval for the mining and closure plans at its Tanbreez rare earths project, clearing a major hurdle towards construction. Tanbreez, in southern…
Silver shortage could flip to surplus in 2027: Deutsche
Rising silver inventories and declining industrial demand could trigger a supply glut as soon as next year, Deutsche Bank says in a new report. Spot prices for silver could average…
Barrick secures 15-year North Mara licences in Tanzania
Tanzania has renewed Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) licences for the North Mara gold mine for 15 years, securing its operating tenure as the company weighs an expansion. North…
Pension funds use gold as bond hedge weakens
Gold is finding a durable place in some pension-fund portfolios as investors look for protection from inflation, market shocks and the weakening diversification benefits of bonds, according to the World…
Space miners may face an Earth-sized tax problem
Miners may one day extract fortunes from the Moon and asteroids, but governments will have to figure out how to take their cut without killing the industry before it gets…
Glencore’s Hunter Valley coal mine cleared to 2045
While Australia invests in renewable energy, the commission found the social and economic benefits outrank climate concerns.
Mining Forum: US needs Canada to break China’s minerals grip
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Washington’s hostility towards Canada threatens its effort to reduce dependence on Chinese minerals, former U.S. sanctions official Edward Fishman said Monday. The United States has the…