Gold to reach new highs in 2026: Goldman poll
Almost 70% of global institutional investors expect gold prices to post additional gains next year, Goldman Sachs said, citing the conclusions of a new poll. The biggest proportion of respondents…
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Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in 2026. From precious and critical metals mines across…
Copper tops $5 per lb as 2026 talks, policy risk harden
Copper traded around $5 per lb. ($11,000 per tonne) on Friday as industry participants warned that 2026 contract negotiations could be the toughest in years, with policy uncertainty in the…
Guardian bets on Nevada tungsten revival
Guardian Metal Resources (LSE-A: GMET; US-OTC: GMTLF) is betting two tungsten projects in Nevada can help to revive United States mined supply of the critical metal as China tightens exports…
Rio Tinto to sell US boron assets: report
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) is looking to sell its boron assets in California as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to simplify its operating model, according to Bloomberg. The…
Highland Copper exits White Pine project for $30M
Highland Copper (TSXV: HI) is selling its 34% stake in the White Pine North project to private equity firm Kinterra, its joint venture partner, to focus solely on its main…
West Point deepens strong grades at Gold Chain
Recent drilling by West Point Gold (TSXV: WPG; US-OTC: WPGCF) at the Tyro Northeast (NE) target, part of its Gold Chain project in Arizona has returned high-grade results and extended…
UK to meet 30% of critical mineral needs by 2035
Britain plans to lift the share of critical minerals it gets from domestic mines and recycling to 30% by 2035, up from about 6% today, under a new 10-year strategy…
Barrick paid $430M to settle Mali dispute: Bloomberg
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) paid nearly the same amount as the back taxes Mali’s junta claimed it owed, ending a long dispute that had shuttered a mine once…
BHP exits latest approach to buy Anglo, adding twist to merger saga
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) has made another approach to buy Anglo American (LSE: AAL) despite the London-listed miner’s proposed merger with Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B). On Sunday, BHP,…
United States to reissue cobalt stockpile tender
The United States is preparing to revive a major cobalt procurement effort after cancelling an earlier bid round this autumn, as Washington accelerates long-term plans to rebuild strategic mineral inventories…
US EXIM to invest $100B in mining, energy
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) plans to invest $100 billion in support of the Trump administration’s strategy of striving for global energy dominance, according to the London-based Financial Times. Newly…