December 2, 2024 Rio Tinto, Imperial College London launch Centre for Future Materials Rio will invest $150 million in the Centre over the next 10 years.
December 2, 2024 Deutsche Bank sticks out among financiers of Peabody’s coal loan Peabody obtained a $2.1 billion bridge loan to help it pay for the acquisition, according to a Nov. 25 filing.
December 2, 2024 Condor Gold shares surge on takeover approaches The company reported nonbinding takeover approaches from Calibre Mining and Metals Exploration.
December 2, 2024 Critical Metals’ Wolfsberg lithium project to get fast-tracked without EIA The Wolfsberg project in Austria represents the first fully permitted spodumene mine on the continent, with first production targeted for 2026/2027.
December 2, 2024 Larvotto Resources signs antimony offtake agreement with Wogen The Australian company aims to produce 5,400 tonnes of antimony annually at Hillgrove.
December 2, 2024 De Beers closes 2024 with huge price cuts The world’s largest diamond producer by value has reportedly cut prices between 10% and 15% across the board.
December 2, 2024 Norway forced to pause Arctic seabed mining plans A small left-wing environmentalist party secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget.
December 1, 2024 Global mineral exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows According to S&P, funds raised by junior and intermediate miners nearly quadrupled to $1.61 billion in October, the highest since March 2022.
November 29, 2024 Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada The company is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium.
November 29, 2024 Anglo shares rise amid renewed takeover speculation BHP is now free to relaunch a bid to acquire Anglo, as the six-month standstill mandated by London’s takeover rules has expired.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
