Rio Tinto to sell US boron assets: report
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) is looking to sell its boron assets in California as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to simplify its operating model, according to Bloomberg. The…
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Highland Copper exits White Pine project for $30M
Highland Copper (TSXV: HI) is selling its 34% stake in the White Pine North project to private equity firm Kinterra, its joint venture partner, to focus solely on its main…
West Point deepens strong grades at Gold Chain
Recent drilling by West Point Gold (TSXV: WPG; US-OTC: WPGCF) at the Tyro Northeast (NE) target, part of its Gold Chain project in Arizona has returned high-grade results and extended…
UK to meet 30% of critical mineral needs by 2035
Britain plans to lift the share of critical minerals it gets from domestic mines and recycling to 30% by 2035, up from about 6% today, under a new 10-year strategy…
Barrick paid $430M to settle Mali dispute: Bloomberg
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) paid nearly the same amount as the back taxes Mali’s junta claimed it owed, ending a long dispute that had shuttered a mine once…
BHP exits latest approach to buy Anglo, adding twist to merger saga
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) has made another approach to buy Anglo American (LSE: AAL) despite the London-listed miner’s proposed merger with Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B). On Sunday, BHP,…
United States to reissue cobalt stockpile tender
The United States is preparing to revive a major cobalt procurement effort after cancelling an earlier bid round this autumn, as Washington accelerates long-term plans to rebuild strategic mineral inventories…
US EXIM to invest $100B in mining, energy
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) plans to invest $100 billion in support of the Trump administration’s strategy of striving for global energy dominance, according to the London-based Financial Times. Newly…
Larvotto greets antimony demand crunch as output nears
Larvotto Resources (ASX: LRV) is preparing for first production of antimony next year at its Hillgrove project in New South Wales, believed to be the largest deposit of the critical…
UBS lifts mid-2026 gold price forecast to $4,500
UBS Group has raised its 2026 mid-year gold price target to $4,500 an oz., up from $4,200 previously, as the Swiss bank sees further momentum in a rally that has…
American Rare Earths lifts resource for Cowboy State
A resource update for American Rare Earths’ (ASX: ARR) Cowboy State mine (CSM) area, part of its main Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, boosted the tonnage by 12% over the…
Freeport to restore more Grasberg output next year
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) says it plans to restore large-scale production at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine from next year’s second quarter after a mudslide killed seven workers in September. Grasberg’s Block Cave…