May 27, 2020

Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months

IWCC expects global copper surplus to hit 285,000 tonnes this year and 675,000 tonnes in 2021.

May 26, 2020

Silver One expands high-grade zones at Candelaria

Drilling at silver project in Nevada’s has expanded higher-grade mineralization between Mount Diablo and Northern Belle pits.

May 26, 2020

Gold price drops as investors pile into equities

Gold price fell to a two-week low, while the US stock market hit a nine-week high.

May 26, 2020

Lithium producers must wait as covid slows EV revolution

Investors are giving the cold shoulder to mine developers seeking funding for lithium projects.

May 26, 2020

Scotiabank takes $168 million hit as it shuts historic gold unit

The bank has been caught up in regulatory scrutiny of its precious metals trading.

May 26, 2020

USA Rare Earth finishes Phase 1 testing for Texas project

USA Rare Earth plans to establish a domestic rare earths supply chain.

May 25, 2020

Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project passes key milestone

If permitted, Pebble would be North America’s largest mine, with an estimate resource of 6.5 billion tonnes in the measured and indicated category.

May 22, 2020

Kaminak Gold founders back in business in Alaska

Four years after its $520 million exit, group launches company focused on Alaska.

May 22, 2020

Rising US-China tensions halt copper price rally

Massive infrastructure spending announced by Beijing does little to assuage fears of full-on trade war between world's largest economies.

May 22, 2020

The global race to mine outer space

ispace has already booked and paid for flights with Elon Musk-founded Space X.