Trump’s Venezuela gold push hits refiner snag: NYT
Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Venezuelan gold doré brought into the United States remains stuck in storage because refiners are unwilling to handle it, the New York Times…
South America
Atlas’ Malacacheta emerges as South America’s largest graphite resource
An initial estimate for Atlas Critical Minerals’ (Nasdaq: ATCX) Malacacheta project in Brazil positions it as South America’s largest compliant, publicly reported graphite resource. Shares rose. The estimate gives Malacacheta…
BHP’s Escondida restart eases tight copper supply woes
The mine halt, low Chinese inventories and an approaching holiday pause had left the copper market with little room for supply disruptions.
Lundin Gold hits record 1035 g in Ecuador
New drilling by Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) at its Fruta del Norte property in Ecuador improves the odds that the mine’s operating life can be lengthened. Hole BLP-2026-483-D2…
Worker death keeps world’s largest copper mine shut
BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) kept the globe’s biggest copper mine shut Thursday after an employee was killed during maintenance work at its Escondida operation in northern Chile and regulators investigated…
Kinross Gold cuts output, boosts shareholder payout
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has cut its 2026 and 2027 production outlook by about 8% from the previous guidance midpoint after weather and metallurgical problems at La Coipa…
Collective hits gold-tungsten beyond Apollo model
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) has hit high-grade gold and tungsten in schist outside the southern edge of its Apollo breccia in Colombia, opening a new drilling target beyond the…
US, Argentina launch ‘Andes-Atlantic Corridor” with up to $7B backing
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) will finance up to $7 billion in Argentine critical minerals and energy projects as Washington seeks to strengthen its access to the region’s resources, the…
Highlander lines up $330M Corani silver project debt
Highlander Silver (TSX, NYSE-A: HSLV) has hired Paris-based Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking to lead a proposed $330-million (C$465-million) seven-year senior secured debt financing for its Corani silver project in…
Glencore halts Cerrejón coal railway after attack
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia halted railway operations after explosives struck its network, marking the sixth attack on its infrastructure this year. A train was affected by…
Value rises to $1.45B for Bravo’s PGM project in Brazil
A new economic study for Bravo Mining’s (TSXV: BRVO: US-OTC: BRVMF) Luanga polymetallic project in Brazil has lifted the proposed mine’s after-tax net present value (NPV) 16% over a previous…
Meridian’s Cabaçal value doubles on higher prices
Meridian Mining (TSX, LSE: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) has more than doubled the estimated value of its Cabaçal gold-copper project in Brazil in a new feasibility study, although the gain rests…