Rinehart’s $1B SpaceX bet targets mining beyond Earth
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sees potential ties between its critical minerals portfolio and Elon Musk’s space venture as demand grows.
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Silver stockpile drawdown risk is misunderstood
Silver inventories at the world’s two largest bullion trading hubs have fallen sharply from pandemic-era peaks, underscoring a sustained drawdown in visible stocks even as definitions of available supply diverge…
Blast from the Past: Hunt brothers’ fateful silver gamble
Texas oil heirs Nelson Bunker and William Herbert, known as the Hunt brothers, in the 1970s started collecting piles of physical silver stock and futures contracts. Distrustful of paper money…
De Beers finds Gen Z driving diamond demand rebound
Younger consumers are spending more on mined diamonds, offering fresh support for Africa’s key producers.
Conflict coltan from Congo linked to Sony, Microsoft, Nvidia supply chains
Coltan smuggled from mines controlled by the M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has entered supply chains serving major technology and automotive companies, exposing weaknesses in industry…
Dakota Gold books 5.24g at Richmond Hill project
Developer Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) said new drilling at its Richmond Hill oxide heap leach gold project in South Dakota delivered additional high-grade intercepts ahead of a prefeasibility study (PFS)…
Energy Fuels to hit 2026 uranium target by midyear
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) expects to meet its 2026 uranium production guidance by mid-year as ore processing at Utah’s White Mesa Mill pauses to rebuild stockpiles. Shares soared….
Mining M&A value surges while deal count plunges: S&P
First-quarter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in mining saw combined deal value surge despite a sizeable decrease in the number of transactions, according to S&P Global. The value of transactions…
Metals retreat amid Iran conflict and rate-hike concerns
Metals prices fell Wednesday as Middle East tensions and concerns over higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates weighed on sentiment, though softer-than-expected inflation data later helped limit losses. Base metals including copper,…
Metalsource extends Silver Hill below old workings
Metalsource Mining (CSE: MSM; US-OTC: MSMMF) pushed Silver Hill mineralization about 315 metres below surface in North Carolina, as it works towards a first modern resource estimate at the past-producing…
Debt cycle points to stronger case for gold price: Sprott
Gold’s long-term bull market is increasingly being driven by a force larger than inflation, interest rates or geopolitical tensions: the world’s growing debt burden. That is the central thesis of…
Q&A: American Eagle CEO sees funding, permit gaps
Canada’s pro-mining rhetoric has yet to make a clear difference on the ground for explorers, says American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE; US-OTC: AMEGF) CEO Anthony Moreau. He sees encouraging signals from Ottawa and the…