Cyclic to open $25M rare earths plant in Canada
Cyclic Materials, a Canadian startup backed by Amazon and Microsoft, is investing $25 million (C$34.2 million) to build a rare-earths recycling plant and research centre in Kingston, Ont., adding to…
United States
Gold passes euro as second-largest reserve asset: ECB
Gold, driven by record purchases and surging prices, has overtaken the euro as the second most important reserve asset behind the dollar, the European Central Bank (ECB) says. According to…
Aussie Resolution enters US critical minerals race
Australia’s Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) is entering the critical minerals market in the United States with the acquisition of the Horse Heaven antimony-gold-tungsten project in central Idaho. While Resolution is…
Northern Dynasty CEO sees Trump as pro-Pebble
Could this be the year that Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM, NYSE: NAK) controversial Pebble polymetallic project in southwest Alaska finally makes strides? Northern Dynasty – together with the state…
U.S. lawmakers seek new Fort Knox gold audit
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill to initiate the first comprehensive audit of U.S. gold reserves since the 1950s, citing the need for greater transparency over the…
Surge Battery PEA posts $9.2B lithium project value
Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) has issued a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Nevada North lithium project that outlined what could be a low-cost, long-life producer of…
Mosaic cuts 2025 phosphate forecast
Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), the largest U.S. producer of phosphate fertilizers, has lowered its full-year 2025 production guidance as it navigates operational challenges across key plants. The revision weighed on its…
Resigning Rio CEO asserts company unity
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) departing CEO Jakob Stausholm says he hasn’t fallen out with chairman Dominic Barton despite Reuters citing unnamed company officials to the contrary. Management and board…
M&A: Equinox’s Beaty talks cost cuts post-Calibre buy
The combination of Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) and Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB) should move the new company up to the fourth largest gold producer in Canada even as it…
Spotlight: Global gold and silver projects in view
Economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to fuel the gold price rally in 2025, while industrial demand is lifting silver prices. Here’s a look at eight juniors with interesting gold and…
Allied Gold lists on NYSE Monday
Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC; US-OTC: AAUCF) is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange starting Monday after obtaining all regulatory approval. The stock will trade under the…
Ranked: Top 20 biggest silver-producing mines
Silver is getting its shine on, with the price reaching $35.64 an oz. on Thursday – a 13-year high after a 24% increase since Jan. 1 and rivalling gold’s 29%…