August 12, 2024

Barrick Gold reports Q2 profit beat on higher output, prices

The company also benefited from higher production at its mines in Nevada and Papua New Guinea.

August 9, 2024

ICMM updates Indigenous Peoples and Mining position statement  

The updated statement sets out what companies will do if agreement cannot be reached and States have granted permission for projects to proceed.

August 9, 2024

Gold price on pace for worst week since early June

The precious metal has risen about 18% this year, largely on expectations the US central bank would soon deliver rate cuts.

August 8, 2024

Copper price: four Chinese bear charts

Overcapacity and a "slow-moving property crisis" will see China continue to export its cheap copper, dragging down prices elsewhere.

August 8, 2024

Arizona Sonoran Copper PEA quadruples Cactus project’s NPV

The after-tax $1.5 billion NPV increases to over $2 billion, in contrast with a February pre-feasibility study.

August 8, 2024

US bans imports from five more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

Among them is Zijin Mining's subsidiary Xinjiang Habahe Ashele Copper.

August 8, 2024

Excelsior kicks off construction of Johnson Camp copper mine in Arizona

Mining is expected to commence as soon as year one with first copper produced in the first half of 2025.

August 8, 2024

US Strategic Metals tapped for $400 million EXIM Bank loan

The company plans to mine what it considers to be the largest cobalt reserve in North America.

August 7, 2024

American Rare Earths reports expansion potential at Halleck Creek in Wyoming

Halleck Creek has been named as one of the world’s top 10 rare earth projects.

August 7, 2024

Qatar invests $180m in US-backed fund to reduce China’s dominance in critical minerals

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has so far invested more than $450 million into projects across North and South America, Europe and Africa.