Mining profits face nature-related threats: Barclays
Mining companies could see earnings drop by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said in a new report. The bank’s stress test, published in Navigating…
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Grasberg halt hikes copper; Freeport in ‘penalty box’
Copper climbed on Wednesday after Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) declared force majeure on contracted supplies from its Grasberg block cave mine in Indonesia, tightening an already firm market. Three-month copper traded…
Nevada Lithium jumps on Korean extraction pact
Nevada Lithium Resources (TSXV: NVLH; US‑OTC: NVLHF) jumped as much as 32% by midday Wednesday after South Korea’s Hydro Lithium agreed to test patented extraction technology at the Bonnie Claire…
Mining Forum Americas: Taiwan war could reshape metals – fast
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The “Trumponomics” playbook – 10% base tariffs, a weak-dollar tilt and rising great-power risk – points to more gold upside and a messy reroute of mining…
Video: Stick to scale, grade, metallurgy, permits – exploration analyst
As record gold prices and mounting acquisitions flow money through the industry, economic geologist Brent Cook warns investors to follow basics: scale, grade, metallurgy and realistic permitting timelines. “What do…
DOE re-thinks $2.2B Thacker Pass lithium loan
The Trump administration is reportedly having second thoughts on a Biden-era $2.2-billion loan for Lithium Americas’ (TSX, NYSE: LAC) Thacker Pass project in Nevada, according to Bloomberg News. The loan…
Sprott buys most uranium in 2.5 years
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD), the world’s largest holder of the heavy metal, now has about 70 million lb. of uranium after it bought 450,000…
Gold price hits new record high
Gold pushed to a record $3,728 per oz. on Monday before easing about $10 an oz. as investors piled into exchange-traded funds, extending a rally that resumed after last week’s…
Seabed miners face squeeze under oceans law
A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside…
Mining Forum Americas: Former Barrick CEO elevates Fourmile in Nevada plan
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) says its new Fourmile project in Nevada can be developed without new processing plants and fits within the company’s capital-returns…
Mining Forum Americas: Gold majors vow discipline
Colorado Springs , Colo. – A year of record bullion prices has the gold sector talking less about buying ounces in takeovers and more about finding them in their midst….
Congo strategy nearly doubles cobalt price
The price of cobalt sulphate entering the electric vehicle battery supply chain in China has soared more than 90% since the start of the year after top producer the Democratic…