December 12, 2025 Lithium miner Ioneer eyes bid for Rio’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month.
December 12, 2025 Illegal miners are digging gold at a $4.8 billion Newmont site in Peru Newmont is the latest global company to face informal miners as near record prices increase incentives for diggers in poor rural areas of the country.
December 12, 2025 Colombia to launch copper exploration round with eight qualified firms Colombia will offer 14 areas for copper production and exploration, ANM President Lina Franco said.
December 12, 2025 Mali returns possession of seized gold to Barrick The gold, worth about $400 million, was seized by a military helicopter in January.
December 12, 2025 Silver price heads for weekly gain in speculative surge The precious metal rose to an all-time-high above $64 an ounce on Friday morning.
December 12, 2025 How tight supply, AI demand propelled copper price towards $12,000 Copper prices are up 35% so far this year and heading for their largest gain since 2009.
December 12, 2025 BHP, Rio advance projects in boost to Argentina mining ambitions The Vicuña joint venture between BHP and Lundin Mining filed for the tax, customs and currency exchange benefits offered under the RIGI program.
December 12, 2025 Lithium may get much-needed demand boost from battery storage The cost of building utility-scale batteries has declined in recent years.
December 12, 2025 Australia unveils rescue bid for Rio Tinto’s Tomago aluminum smelter The deal would involve securing a long-term, fixed-price energy supply for the smelter, the government said.
December 11, 2025 Gold gains, silver tops $64 as traders focus on Fed rate path Bullion gained as much as 1.2% in US trading while silver climbed as much as 4%.
AME calls on BC Premier to appeal court decision on Indigenous rights in mineral claims staking On Dec. 5th British Columbia Court determined the province’s DRIPA incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. December 12, 2025 | 01:32 pm
