US allots US$74M to critical minerals mapping
The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals, as…
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De Beers latest sale shows stronger US and Chinese demand
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, saw improved sales in its latest auction, despite moving into the summer, which are generally considered a weaker period for roughs…
Post-pandemic demand, Russia-driven supply troubles buoy copper price outlook
Analysts expect historically high prices for copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, steel, and other base and precious metals to benefit miners in the year’s second half. Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors…
Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition
The world’s biggest miners need to aggressively invest in critical metals or will hold back the global energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new report shows. According to PwC’s 19th…
Orla Mining expands into Nevada with Gold Standard Ventures acquisition
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) is expanding its footprint into the U.S. with the acquisition of Gold Standard Ventures (TSX: GSV; NYSE: GSV), whose main…
Lithium supply struggles to keep up with demand – report
While prices for battery-making products such as lithium spodumene, carbonate and hydroxide have rallied by 1,553%, 1,057% and 744%, respectively, since mid-2020, the lithium market will struggle to remain balanced…
JV Article: Cypress Development aims to provide a domestic source of lithium for US battery manufacturers
Lithium is a critical metal for the global push for decarbonization. It is needed to produce the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage technologies that…
Base and Battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
As the world continues to electrify and concerns escalate around the supply of raw materials, including copper, zinc, lithium, and PGMs, required for the transition away from fossil fuels, base…
Perpetua Resources moves closer to legacy cleanup at Stibnite Gold project in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) is building momentum on its legacy cleanup in Idaho, and has selected IMCO Construction as a partner to begin water quality improvements in the…
Volatile share prices for uranium equities should not distract from fundamental market changes
New ETFs in Europe, billions of dollars raised and spent on physical uranium by Sprott, aggressive reactor construction programs, mine restarts, rising contract pricing, positive turns in public sentiment: Driven…
Anglo American takes on an industry-first sustainability-linked loan
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to a US$100 million, 10-year loan from the International Finance Corporation in what is understood to be the mining industry’s first known sustainability-linked financing…
Gold price may be set to rise – but so are risks for miners
Amid the frenzied analyses of supply, demand and spiking prices for green metals and critical minerals, another metal may be preparing to steal the spotlight: gold. While the price of…