Contango Ore agrees $812M deal to buy Dolly Varden
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) agreed to buy Canada’s Dolly Varden Silver (TSX-V: DV; NYSE-A: DVS) to create a mid-tier silver and gold producer by adding one of the largest high-grade…
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Global scramble to lift minerals prices in 2026: Fitch
Most mineral and metal prices should edge higher in 2026 as net-zero demand, tighter supply and an intensifying global race for resources offset persistent weakness in China’s property sector, BMI,…
DRC rail line may get $1B from U.S. finance agency
The United States may offer as much as $1 billion to revamp a rail line in central Africa that could help facilitate critical minerals shipments from the Democratic Republic of…
Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 3
Indigenous land claim challenges face one copper project in the United States, while tailwinds are pushing along a uranium project in Canada. Here are two projects to watch: Resolution Copper Arizona…
Rio Tinto’s Nuton makes first copper cathode at Gunnison mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) venture partner Nuton has produced the first copper using new technology at Gunnison Copper’s (TSX: GCU; US-OTC: GCUMF) Johnson Camp Mine (JCM) in Arizona….
Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026
Continuing price volatility in critical minerals and rare earths, executive shakeups and legal feuds over land claims have some major advanced-stage projects facing uncertainty heading into the new year. Canada’s…
Barrick eyes IPO of North American gold assets
A North American spinout would offer investors access to the miner’s Nevada operations, Pueblo Viejo, and Fourmile project.
Jansen ‘learnings’ key to limiting costs: BHP executive
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) wants to use lessons from its maiden foray into potash production to ensure that a subsequent expansion of the facility is completed at or under…
Gold to reach new highs in 2026: Goldman poll
Almost 70% of global institutional investors expect gold prices to post additional gains next year, Goldman Sachs said, citing the conclusions of a new poll. The biggest proportion of respondents…
Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in 2026. From precious and critical metals mines across…
Copper tops $5 per lb as 2026 talks, policy risk harden
Copper traded around $5 per lb. ($11,000 per tonne) on Friday as industry participants warned that 2026 contract negotiations could be the toughest in years, with policy uncertainty in the…
Guardian bets on Nevada tungsten revival
Guardian Metal Resources (LSE-A: GMET; US-OTC: GMTLF) is betting two tungsten projects in Nevada can help to revive United States mined supply of the critical metal as China tightens exports…