Gold price falls on profit-taking
Gold prices fell sharply on Tuesday, recording their biggest one-day drop in more than a decade and halting a powerful rally that had carried the metal to a record high….
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Perpetua starts building $1.3B Stibnite gold-antimony mine in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq, TSX: PPTA) has begun early works construction at its $1.3 -billion Stibnite gold-antimony project in central Idaho, fast-tracked by the Trump administration as part of efforts to…
Newmont-funded Nevada gold project selected for FAST-41 permitting
Headwater Gold (CSE: HWG) says its exploration permit on the Spring Peak project in Nevada has been selected as part of the FAST-41 program, a U.S. federal initiative designed to…
US, Australia target $3B for critical minerals plan
The United States and Australia signed a critical-minerals framework on Monday that aims to speed permits, mobilize public and private financing, and pilot market “price-floor” mechanisms to blunt non-market undercutting…
US, Canada set for trade deal at APEC: report
A U.S.-Canada trade agreement on steel, aluminum and energy is reportedly ready for Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump to sign at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
Myriad Uranium drills Wyoming project derailed by Three Mile Island
Vancouver-based Myriad Uranium (CSE: M; US-OTC: MYRUF) has a new permit to expand drilling at a Wyoming project where a past owner spent $25 million ($100 million today) in the…
Cleveland-Cliffs eyes US rare earths production
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced plans to enter the rare earth mining business after discovering two potential deposits in Michigan and Minnesota, which would allow the Ohio-based company to expand beyond iron…
Arizona Sonoran soars on new copper ranking
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) shares shot to a historic high Monday after it released a study showing its Cactus project could be the third largest cathode producer…
Friedland says global economy faces copper crisis
Global demand for copper is accelerating toward levels that could outstrip supply within two decades, creating what industry veteran Robert Friedland calls a once-in-history challenge for the world economy. Over the next…
Government equity in miners becomes U.S. norm
The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments. Trump has ordered his Department of War…
Gold, mining stocks still underinvested: Sprott
Gold and gold mining stocks have not only surged past the S&P 500 this year but have also quietly outperformed over the past three, five and even 10 years—a remarkable…
U.S. Antimony starts Montana mining operations
United States Antimony (NYSE-A: UAMY) says it has begun exploration and bulk sampling operations on the former Stibnite Hill mine in Montana, having secured the necessary permits from the Department…