November 19, 2025 Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa The opening caps a 37-year effort at what Friedland calls “the world’s largest undeveloped precious-metals mine.”
November 19, 2025 Short seller takes long position on Snowline Gold Muddy Waters' Carson Block said he believes the company's projects are undervalued compared to the price of gold.
November 18, 2025 Barrick shakes up leadership as breakup speculation swirls The company will bring its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic into the company’s North American operations while consolidating its Latin American and Asia Pacific operations into one.
November 18, 2025 RANKED: World’s top 20 gold projects The combined ounces in the ground for the top 20 projects is north of 900 million and at today's prices worth a mouth-watering $3.7 trillion.
November 18, 2025 Barrick options Midland’s Quebec gold project Barrick can acquire up to 75% of the Lewis project by making C$750,000 in staged cash payments and spending C$12 million on exploration.
November 18, 2025 Equinox Gold’s Valentine mine reaches commercial production Once fully operational, Valentine would be the largest gold mine in Atlantic Canada.
November 18, 2025 Elliot built large stake in Barrick: report According to Financial Times, citing its sources, those at Elliot are "encouraged" by a potential breakup of Barrick.
November 17, 2025 Viridis secures Canadian financing interest for rare earths project It received a letter of interest from Export Development Canada for up to $100 million in debt financing for its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil.
November 17, 2025 Rio Tinto adds aluminum markups as Trump tariffs drive up consumer costs The Anglo-Australian mining giant is including the extra charge on aluminum orders delivered to the US citing low inventories.
November 17, 2025 Skyharbour, Denison Mines forge $43M strategic partnership in Athabasca The partnership brings together Skyharbour's promising Russell Lake project and Denison's uranium expertise.
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
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am