December 14, 2025 Equinox sells Brazilian operations to CMOC for over $1B The asset sale, says Equinox CEO Darren Hall, is a "pivotal step" that positions the company as a pure North American-focused gold producer.
December 12, 2025 Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month.
December 12, 2025 Illegal miners are digging gold at a $4.8B Newmont site in Peru Newmont is the latest global company to face informal miners.
December 12, 2025 Mali returns possession of seized gold to Barrick The gold, worth about $400 million, was seized by a military helicopter in January.
December 12, 2025 BHP, Rio advance projects in boost to Argentina mining ambitions The Vicuña joint venture between BHP and Lundin Mining filed for the tax, customs and currency exchange benefits offered under the RIGI program.
December 12, 2025 Australia unveils rescue bid for Rio Tinto’s Tomago aluminum smelter The deal would involve securing a long-term, fixed-price energy supply for the smelter, the government said.
December 12, 2025 SolGold weighs higher $1.1B Jiangxi bid as copper M&A heats up A successful acquisition would give JCC full control of SolGold's Cascabel project, a major undeveloped copper-gold resource.
December 11, 2025 Chinese zinc smelter breaks contract with Teck’s Alaska mine amid tariffs Teck supplies zinc concentrate from Red Dog, one of the world's largest zinc mines, to global clients, including in Asia.
December 11, 2025 Chile’s weekend runoff puts Codelco future at stake Chile’s polarizing presidential runoff will determine how the country restores its struggling mining engine and tackles security.
December 11, 2025 Chile raises mining investment forecast through 2034 to $105 billion The increase represents the highest investment forecast since the 2016-2025 period.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
