Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals
Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record risk increase in 47 countries since 2020.
South America
Bolivia’s lithium deals with China, Russia in limbo
Bolivia is facing mounting public backlash over contracts signed with Chinese and Russian companies late last year to exploit its vast lithium reserves, with community groups arguing the agreements offer…
Collective shares hit 12-month peak on high-grade Ramp zone assay
Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) shares rose 12.5% Thursday and hit a 12-month high after the company reported the best intercept yet in the recently-discovered Ramp zone at its Guayabales…
Citigroup predicts LME copper price to hit $10,000 before US tariffs
The metal climbed in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a probe into copper imports.
Meteoric Resources takes crown for world’s largest clay-hosted rare earths project
Meteoric Resources’ (ASX: MEI) update of its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil makes its 1.1 billion-tonne resource the largest ionic adsorption clay deposit in the world by tonnage and…
Hochschild restores dividend in decade-best results
Precious metals miner Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) reported its strongest financial performance since 2012 on Wednesday and restored its dividend thanks to record gold and silver prices in 2024. The South America-focused…
Outcrop Silver logs high grade hits at Santa Ana
Outcrop Silver & Gold (TSXV: OCG; US-OTC: OCGSF) booked hits as high as 1,913 grams silver per tonne from step-out drilling south of the main resource at its Santa Ana…
AbraSilver shares rise on high-grade hits at Diablillos
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) cut intervals grading higher than 205 grams silver per tonne in the completed stage four drilling at its Diablillos project in northwest Argentina. Shares…
Meridian hikes Cabaçal gold-copper project value by 71% in Brazil after new study
A new report for Meridian Mining’s (TSX: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) Cabaçal gold-copper-silver project in west-central Brazil boosts its post-tax net present value (NPV) more than two-thirds over a 2023 study…
PDAC shows urgency of getting shovels in ground
Time is of the essence if miners are to deliver the minerals needed to power the energy transition. That sense of urgency was front and centre this week as Toronto…
Spotlight: Precious metals companies
Strong demand for gold from central banks and institutional investors is expected to remain a key theme in 2025. With silver’s industrial and green energy uses, the outlook for both…
Spotlight: Global battery metals
Battery metals are crucial in the world economy today and their importance will only grow over time as the climate warms and greener energy comes to the fore. Here are…