May 22, 2020

The global race to mine outer space

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

May 22, 2020

Gold price up as pressure builds on US-China relations

Analysts believe macro and geopolitical uncertainty should continue to support gold prices for 6-12 months.

May 22, 2020

Dominion Diamond unveils plan to avoid bankruptcy

It involves selling its assets for about $177 million, which could pave the way to restart its idled Ekati mine.

May 22, 2020

A gold vault in London is key to $62 billion ETF success

SPDR Gold Shares has taken in nearly $12 billion in 2020, ranking it third for worldwide ETF inflows behind two equity-focused funds.

May 22, 2020

Pentagon halts rare earths funding for Lynas – sources

Decision is a step backward for president Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop the U.S. rare earths supply chain.

May 22, 2020

AngloGold Ashanti to buy Nevada Silicon project

The South African miner will pay a total of $3 million for the property.

May 21, 2020

Cypress releases positive PFS for Nevada lithium project

Project could produce 27,400 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent per year, according to a prefeasibility study.

May 21, 2020

CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year

The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending.

May 21, 2020

The new coal miner pitch: Don’t mention coal

Gray? Try “steel-colored.” Angular? You must mean “steel-inspired.”

May 21, 2020

Gold price loses momentum on stronger dollar

Gold is heading for its first loss in three sessions.