November 25, 2020

US denies key permit for Alaska Pebble mine

Lead federal regulator found Pebble’s ‘compensatory mitigation plan’ to be ‘non-compliant’, and that the project is ‘not in the public interest’.

November 25, 2020

These days, the smart money is staying away from Arctic drilling

Both oil companies and banks have decided they can no longer tolerate the risk of drilling in one of the fastest-warming places on the globe.

November 25, 2020

Nevada Copper shares surge on new financing

Shares of Nevada Copper surged 22.2% by noon EST Wednesday,

November 24, 2020

Fiore hits oxide gold outside resources at Gold Rock in Nevada

The drill highlights include 48.8 metres of 2.17 g/t gold from 166.1 metres.

November 24, 2020

Castle Mountain reaches commercial production for Equinox

The open-pit, heap leach operation poured its first gold on Oct. 15 and is expected to generate 5,000 to 10,000 oz. of gold for the company this year.

November 24, 2020

Speculative heat keeps copper market bubbling

LME three-month metal extended its recovery from the March lockdown lows of $4,371 to $7,331 per tonne, the highest trade since June 2018.

November 24, 2020

Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to grab world’s second-richest ranking

The 49-year-old entrepreneur’s net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surge in Tesla’s share price.

November 24, 2020

US coal miners call on Trump to move on

Leader of the nation’s top mining union, representing about 80,000 workers, says is time for Trump to concede.

November 23, 2020

MP Materials profit surges in first results post listing

Surge comes days after the US rare earths miner went public on the NYSE through a deal with Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.

November 23, 2020

Gold price hits 4-month low on vaccine hopes, strong US data

Gold’s break below $1,850 triggered a wave of sell stops, analysts say.