July 7, 2025 Royal Gold to acquire Sandstorm, Horizon in $3.7B deal The combined company will have 80 assets, with 87% of revenue from precious metals and gold contributing about 75% alone.
July 7, 2025 CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.
July 6, 2025 Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% US tariffs persist A 50% US tariff on aluminum imports would inevitably have an impact on finances if it continues longer term, says Aluminium Association of Canada CEO Jean Simard.
July 6, 2025 Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.
July 4, 2025 Northern Dynasty in talks to settle EPA litigation, shares hit 5-year high The EPA, in a July 3 filing, confirmed that it is "open to reconsideration" of its decision to veto the Pebble mine project.
July 4, 2025 ‘Big, beautiful’ US bill would end tax credit for critical minerals The credit provides a 10% tax incentive for the domestic extraction, processing and recycling of key battery and industrial minerals.
July 4, 2025 Column: Gold and its miners may enjoy a ‘critical mineral’ upgrade Is gold the next metal to be added to the list of “critical minerals”?
July 4, 2025 Kinterra scores small win in New World Copper takeover fight Australia's Takeovers Panel has blocked New World from issuing shares to CAML, giving Kinterra time to contest the deal.
July 3, 2025 US couple could face trial over gold bars missing from 18th Century sunken ship The charges relate to the sale of 18 gold ingots allegedly taken years ago from the Prince de Conty.
July 3, 2025 United States Antimony reboots mine operations in Montana The restart, says the company, would make it the first to restart US antimony production going back decades.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
