Congo M23 rebels claim control of smartphone mineral mining town Most of Congo's mineral resources are concentrated in the east, where insecurity has worsened since the M23 made a major comeback in March 2022. Reuters | May 2, 2024 | 4:37 am
Contango grows Alaska gold footprint with two major buys Contango is buying HighGold Mining and Avidian Gold Alaska, which will boost its annual production to over 150,000 ounces. Staff Writer | May 2, 2024 | 3:47 am
Gold price falls as investors face long wait until Fed rate cuts Bullion rose 1.3% to $2,314.99 an ounce as of 3:54 p.m. in New York. Bloomberg News | May 2, 2024 | 3:43 am
Australia’s Meteoric signs preliminary deal with Neo Performance to supply rare earths Neo's rare earth separation factory in Estonia is expected to purchase the rare earth oxide from the initial output of Meteoric's Caldeira project in Brazil. Reuters | May 1, 2024 | 5:18 pm
Vale to announce new CEO by December 3 The company said in a securities filing the new CEO would assume office on Jan. 1. Reuters | May 1, 2024 | 3:56 pm
Glencore takes 15.4% Stillwater Critical Minerals stake Miner now owns stake of the Montana platinum group metals developer and its eponymous project next to Sibanye-Stillwater’s. Henry Lazenby | May 1, 2024 | 2:05 pm
Pan American sells La Arena gold project in Peru to Zijin for $295 million Zijin will grant Pan American a life-of-mine gold net smelter return royalty of 1.5%. Staff Writer | May 1, 2024 | 1:43 pm
Intrepid Metals jumps on Corral project copper cuts near site of Wyatt Earp gunfight Intrepid’s latest results occur in a district that’s seen a resurgence in exploration activity. Henry Lazenby | May 1, 2024 | 1:29 pm
i-80 Gold closes $83 million offering for projects in Nevada i-80 owns the Lone Tree property, including the former mine of the same name, in the Battle Mountain trend. Staff Writer | May 1, 2024 | 10:56 am