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%…
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Premier American to buy Nuclear Fuels in $31M deal
Premier American Uranium (TSXV: PUR, US-OTC: PAUIF) agreed to buy Nuclear Fuels (CSE: NF; US-OTC: NFUNF) to create one of the largest U.S. uranium explorers. Nuclear Fuels stock soared. Nuclear…
Meta, Constellation power deal may help uranium miners: analysts
Facebook owner Meta’s 20-year deal with Constellation Energy (Nasdaq: CEG) to buy output from its Clinton nuclear plant in central Illinois bolsters the long-term case for uranium producers, analysts said….
Graphite One surges on FAST-41 for Alaska project
Shares in Graphite One (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) gained after the company said the U.S. government put it’s billion-dollar Alaskan project in a fast-track approval process. Graphite One is advancing…
Nevada King update bumps Atlanta gold by 122%
A resource update for Nevada King Gold’s (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) Atlanta project more than doubles contained gold in the measured and indicated categories to just over 1 million oz.,…
Interview: Barrick CEO talks slimming gold portfolio
When Barrick Gold took over Randgold in 2019, its marketing dropped Gold from the name to reflect wider interests like copper and appeal to new investors. But it didn’t bother…
Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves
The ranks of the world’s top precious metal producing countries are subject to change over time, one factor being economically mineable reserves. South Africa, for example, was the world’s top…
Ioneer quadruples Nevada project reserves, costs double
Australia’s Ioneer (ASX: INR) has quadrupled ore reserves at its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada, sharply increasing both the project’s mine life and its development cost. The company’s flagship…
Japan floats rare earth cooperation with U.S.: report
Japan is looking to bolster its economic ties with the United States by establishing a partnership around critical minerals such as rare earths, local media reported. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru…
Infographic: Rare earth spheres of control
MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global rare earth production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: Chinese, American, Russian, Coalition of the Willing, and Undrafted….
Copper price must double to meet future mining needs — study
To meet the world’s future needs, copper prices must at least double their current levels in order to incentivize companies to build more mines, a study published in the latest…
Can silver mining meet green transition demand?
Silver’s unique industrial role in solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and grid infrastructure is pushing demand to record highs, but miners and analysts are at odds over how to address…