Orla Mining expands to Canada with US$850M Newmont mine buy
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) is buying Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM) Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario for US$850 million, enabling it to more than double production of the precious metal as prices…
United States
Strong demand to boost aluminum price, despite surplus this year: Fitch
Aluminum prices are expected to stay elevated this year owing to a tightening market balance on the back of strong growth in global demand outpacing supply, says BMI, a unit…
US Gold clears final hurdle for CK mine permit Wyoming, prefeasibility work underway
U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU) cleared a major hurdle in the development of its CK gold project on Monday after securing approval from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for…
US House of Representatives approves bipartisan Critical Mineral Consistency Act
Bill to will ensure parity between USGS critical minerals and DOE materials lists to strengthen the domestic supply chain and include copper, electrical steel and silicon.
Peninsula Energy shares plunge after it slashes uranium production forecast
Peninsula also announced that CEO Wayne Heili will step down next year.
Exploration projects to watch: Eight companies hunting the globe for gold and critical metals
Exploration is the lifeblood of the mining industry and majors are always looking for junior explorers with prospective projects. Our snapshot this month looks at eight projects in Africa, Eastern…
Military Metals acquires past-producing antimony project in Nevada
Military Metals (CSE: MILI; US-OTC: MILIF) is adding another past-producing asset to its antimony-focused portfolio, this time situated in the U.S., which currently has no domestic production of the mineral…
Exploration spending to stay flat despite Trump pledges, strong gold prices, S&P says
The amount spent to find new mineral sources may grow little next year, even if gold prices continue their record run and President-elect Donald Trump cuts red tape, according to…
Mineral Resources halts Bald Hill mine in Australia amid lithium price rout
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN), which is rallying from a governance probe involving its founder and former CEO Chris Ellison, will shut its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia immediately due…
Uranium price to recover next year on shortage, Trump policy, Sprott CEO says
The price of uranium will rebound from its lowest level in a year as supply shortages, nuclear energy’s promise for clean energy and president-elect Donald Trump’s America-first security stance provide…
Piedmont Lithium shares up on continued record production at NAL
Shares of Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) saw double-digit gains on Tuesday following the release of the company’s third quarter results, headlined by a new production record set by…
Copper price, stocks hammered as Trump tariff, China worries mount
December copper came under renewed pressure on Monday, falling some 1.7% to under US$4.23 per lb. (US$9,320 per tonne) in afternoon trading on the CME in Chicago, bringing losses since…