January 21, 2026

Tests confirm battery grade cobalt sulphate at NICO project in Northwest Territories

The company says its flagship NICO deposit contains 12% of global bismuth reserves as well as 1.1 million in-situ ounces of gold. 

January 20, 2026

Brazilian Nickel, Westwin ink offtake MOU on Piauí project for US market  

BRN would sell Westwin up to 10,000 tpa of nickel in MHP and circa 240 to 400 tpa of cobalt in MHP extracted from the Piauí project.

January 19, 2026

Montage moves up Côte d’Ivoire gold pour

First gold at Koné is now expected to be produced in the fourth quarter of this year instead of 2027’s second quarter.

January 15, 2026

DRC revives $29B iron ore export plan once tied to billionaire Gertler

The area that Kinshasa wants to develop has cumulative iron ore resources of 15 billion to 20 billion tonnes grading more than 60% iron.

January 12, 2026

West Red Lake’s Madsen mine enters commercial production

During 2025, the Madsen mine produced about 20,000 oz. of gold, including 7,000 oz. in the last quarter.

January 8, 2026

Fortitude Gold starts County Line mine operations, gets permits for Scarlet South

The Scarlet South open-pit project is located approximately 500 meters northwest of the company's operating Isabella Pearl mine in Nevada.

January 7, 2026

BlueScope Steel rejects $8.8B takeover offer

The Australian steelmaker says a fourth approach from US-based Steel Dynamics fails to reflect asset value amid volatile markets.

December 30, 2025

Top stories of 2025 on MINING.COM

Critical minerals and gold were the two big themes shaping the mining industry in 2025.

December 29, 2025

Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure

The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.

December 26, 2025

Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option

Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel.