AngloGold buys Augusta Gold in Nevada push
AngloGold Ashanti (JSE: ANG; NYSE: AU) agreed to buy Canadian explorer Augusta Gold (TSX: G; US-OTC: AUGG) for about $152 million (US$111 million) in cash to further expand its Nevada footprint. Augusta…
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Newmont nets $470M from Greatland, Discovery Silver
Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) says it has netted around $470 million from selling equity stakes in Greatland Resources (ASX: GGP) and Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV) as part of…
Gold price may rise 15% this year: LBMA
A new poll by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) shows that metals analysts are growing more bullish on gold for the remainder of this year, forecasting 15% higher prices on…
Antofagasta’s first half copper output up 11%
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported on Wednesday an almost 11% increase in copper production for the first half of 2025, driven by stronger output from its Los Pelambres and…
Critical Metals soars on Greenland REE drilling
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has launched a 2,000-metre drilling program aimed at expanding the resource at its Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland ahead of a feasibility study. Its shares…
Gold price outlook strong amid unknowns: council
Gold remains a top-performing asset heading into the second half of 2025, with prices up 26% year-to-date, according to the World Gold Council’s mid-year outlook. The surge is driven by…
MP Materials soars on $500M from Apple
Pentagon-backed MP Materials (NYSE: MP), the United States’ only producer of rare earth elements, has struck a $500-million deal with tech giant Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to secure domestic supplies for…
Namib eyes $400M to restart Zim gold mines
Namib Minerals (Nasdaq: NAMM) is looking to invest as much as $400 million to bring two of its mothballed gold mines in southern Zimbabwe back to production, according to media…
JV article: How FM defuses one of mining’s most missed risks
As one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers, FM offers a market specialty in safeguarding large mining businesses by bringing core technical knowledge around protection and risk…
Fighter jet maker dives back into seabed mining
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is back in the deep-sea mining game, holding talks with several mining companies about partnerships to access its long-held seabed licences in the Pacific Ocean. The…
Global mining deaths rise for second straight year
Fatalities in the global mining industry rose for a second consecutive year in 2024, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) said in its latest annual safety report. ICMM’s…
MP Materials lands $400M Pentagon deal
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has entered a major public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to build a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets, reducing America’s reliance…