July 17, 2025 Energy Fuels surges to 3-year high as it begins heavy rare earth production Commercial production could begin as early as Q4 2026, says the company.
July 17, 2025 S&P downgrades Nippon Steel to ‘BBB’ on debt strain from US Steel deal The downgrade reflects concerns over Nippon Steel's financial position, which S&P expects to remain weak over the next one to two years.
July 16, 2025 Alcoa says Trump’s tariffs added $115 million in aluminum costs The company redirected Canadian-produced aluminum to customers outside the US to mitigate additional tariff costs.
July 16, 2025 Aclara Resources, Stanford University partner on AI-powered rare earth research Aclara opened in April its heavy rare earth pilot plant, which it will use to test the production of dysprosium and terbium from ionic clay extracted from its Carina project.
July 16, 2025 Aura Minerals makes US listing debut The copper-gold miner raised $196 million in the offering.
July 16, 2025 Ucore to start rare earth output at Louisiana plant next May The company is transforming an 80,000 square-foot building on a former Air Force base into an $80 million plant for rare earth magnet materials.
July 16, 2025 Citi sees $40 silver soon, but cautious on gold The bank also has a price target of $43 for the next six to 12 months.
July 16, 2025 Botswana-focused NexMetals Mining lists on NASDAQ NexMetals' main assets are two past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt mines in Botswana.
July 16, 2025 AngloGold buys Augusta Gold in Nevada push The all-cash deal is worth about C$152 million ($111 million).
July 16, 2025 Newmont nets $470M from selling Greatland, Discovery Silver stakes Newmont said that with the share sales, it now expects to generate $3 billion in after-tax cash proceeds from its divestiture program in 2025.
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