Beaver Creek: ‘Paper gold is over’ as BRICS build dollar-free payments
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Canadian dealmaker Frank Giustra says the age of paper gold is ending as BRICS nations stand up a parallel financial system that routes around the U.S….
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OceanaGold books high-grade gold in South Carolina
New high-grade drill results from OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) Haile mine in South Carolina show the company is making headway towards a goal of expanding the resource at its…
AI demand seen pushing copper price longer term
The copper price faces short-term headwinds from trade wars and weakening United States consumption, but longer-term demand from artificial intelligence and grid electrification is set to overwhelm supply, Red Cloud…
Infographic: Why most US copper is from the Southwest
Copper mining in the four southwestern states of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah produces almost all of the United States’ red metal output. In 2024, almost two-thirds of the total…
Lithium price may ease again as China mine restarts
Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is expected to resume production at its lithium mine in Yichun of Jiangxi province, in a move that could alleviate supply concerns and…
Beaver Creek: Policy is the new geology, panel hears
Beaver Creek, Colo. – The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard on Tuesday at the Precious Metals…
Site visit: Gunnison taps Nuton tech as America’s newest copper producer
COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZ. — Gunnison Copper’s (TSX: GCU; US-OTC: GCUMF) namesake deposit and Johnson Camp Mine sit at two intersections, literal and metaphorical. Nestled among rocky, rolling hills dotted with…
Perpetua advances potential $2B Stibnite loan
Perpetua Resources (TSX, NASDAQ: PPTA) says it received initial terms for a $2-billion U.S. government loan that would almost completely fund restarting the fast-tracked Stibnite project in Idaho, which shut…
Beaver Creek: Gold, $50B copper deal bring reset
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Gold’s fresh record above $3,660 per oz. flashed along with the $50-billion (C$69-billion) Anglo American (LSE: AAL)–Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) merger announcement Tuesday…
Energy Fuels soars on magnet production breakthrough
Shares of Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) soared on Tuesday after the company said its U.S. mined and processed rare earth products are qualified for making permanent magnets used…
Spotlight: Southwest United States – Part 2
Rising metal prices, demand for critical minerals and tariffs are putting the spotlight on mining projects in the United States. Here’s a look at four companies with interesting projects in…
Gold price hits record after Trump nixes tariff
The gold price hit a new high on Monday as the U.S. implemented a presidential order exempting key minerals including gold bullion, graphite, tungsten and uranium from tariffs. The White…