July 7, 2025

Royal Gold to acquire Sandstorm, Horizon in $3.7B deal

The combined company will have 80 assets, with 87% of revenue from precious metals and gold contributing about 75% alone.

July 7, 2025

CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump

And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.

July 7, 2025

Indonesian minister seeks support to allow Amman to export copper concentrate

Amman said in February that it had around 200,000 metric tons of concentrate inventory available for export.

July 6, 2025

South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine as it looks to copper and zinc

Australian miner sells Colombian operation to refocus on copper and zinc.

July 6, 2025

Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis

China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.

July 4, 2025

Peru ramps up fight against illegal mining, kicks most informal miners off permit scheme

Peru's government has kicked 50,565 informal miners off of a temporary program.

July 4, 2025

Northern Dynasty in talks to settle EPA litigation, shares hit 5-year high

The EPA, in a July 3 filing, confirmed that it is "open to reconsideration" of its decision to veto the Pebble mine project.

July 4, 2025

Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water

They plan to develop a low-cost system combining microalgae and calcium silicate to remove and recover cobalt, nickel and copper for reuse.

July 4, 2025

India to woo foreign copper miners, expand ties

India plans to promote investments by foreign companies, including Codelco and BHP.

July 4, 2025

Kinterra scores small win in New World Copper takeover fight

Australia's Takeovers Panel has blocked New World from issuing shares to CAML, giving Kinterra time to contest the deal.