January 7, 2025 Ivanhoe Electric-BHP exploration alliance kicks off first survey in Arizona Initially, the parties will explore six areas of interest, with BHP funding $15 million over a three-year period.
January 6, 2025 XXIX hits 5.3% copper over 11 metres at Opemiska in Quebec The drilling at the Saddle zone, between the old Springer and Perry mines, is in the project's open-pit shell from a January 2024 resource estimate.
January 6, 2025 US Copper’s bumps California project NPV to over $1bn The study envisions a mine life of 14 years, producing 903,000 tonnes of copper, plus 12 million oz. of silver and 63,000 oz. of gold.
January 6, 2025 BHP selects eight companies for 2025 Xplor accelerator program The 2025 Xplor cohorts will each receive an equity free grant of up to $500,000.
January 6, 2025 Vizsla Silver shares surge on 43% resource boost The company said it plans to publish a further update to the resource estimate in the second half of 2025.
January 2, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises $537 million in race for critical minerals The funding round valued KoBold at $2.96 billion.
December 30, 2024 Marimaca Copper makes Pampa Medina Norte discovery in Chile The company aims to complete a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its flagship project soon.
December 23, 2024 Midnight Sun receives exploration license renewal for Solwezi copper project in Zambia The project is 6 miles from Africa’s largest copper mining complex, the Kansanshi mine held by First Quantum Minerals.
December 19, 2024 Montage Gold breaks ground at Koné project The Koné gold mine will be in production for 16 years and is anticipated to deliver first output by the second quarter of 2027.
December 17, 2024 Cartier Resources reports high-grade gold at East Cadillac project The latest results showed an extension of high-grade gold over the 10 km strike length.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am