December 16, 2025 Ivory Coast miners start paying higher royalties after failed resistance The African nation replaced the previous 3% to 6% range linked to contract terms with a flat 8% rate.
December 15, 2025 Barrick regains Mali mine along with three tons of its gold The move follows an agreement reached last month that ended a two-year standoff between Barrick and Mali’s government.
December 15, 2025 Westgold to spin out non-core assets, launch Australian IPO Included in the spinout are Reedy’s and Comet -- two brownfield assets with a combined mineral resource of 1.2 million oz.
December 15, 2025 Fortuna Mining bets on West Africa to fuel gold growth Canadian miner seeks mid-tier gold assets and accelerates projects to restore 500,000-ounce annual output after divestments.
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 13, 2025 Troilus set to get electricity for Quebec gold project The firm said it needs 70 megawatts to fully run the operation afterward.
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 Teck joins Centerra as 9.9% shareholder in Metal Energy Shares of Metal Energy surged by a quarter to a new 52-week high on Friday.
December 12, 2025 BMC Minerals makes ASX debut in $66M IPO BMC said it will use the funds of this offering to further advance its Kudz Ze Kayah project located in Yukon.
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile Canberra will build a strategic minerals reserve using domestic supply to shore up defence, tech manufacturing and allied supply chains. January 12, 2026 | 04:09 am
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm