Bank of America Global Research on Monday raised its price forecasts for precious metals, lifting its 2026 outlook for gold to $5 000 an ounce, with an average of around $4 400. Gold surged above... 

North America-based IsoEnergy on Monday announced a A$75-million bid for Australian company Toro Energy in a deal that would add the Wiluna uranium project, in Western Australia, to its growing... 

Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines has announced an investment of C$8.25-million in resource development firm Fuerte Metals, which recently acquired the Coffee project in Yukon from Newmont. Agnico... 

Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To the mind of diamond luminary Martyn Charles Marriott, this could be an opportunity to return to old... 

Australia is formulating a plan for its critical minerals reserve that will focus on sales of future production, limiting the need for a physical stockpile, industry sources said, as Australian and... 

TSX-V-listed Silver Storm Mining has partnered with subsidiaries of technology giant Samsung for offtake prepayment financing to restart the past-producing La Parrilla silver mine, in Durango,... 

ASX-listed European Lithium has realised a further $50-million (A$76-million) through the sale of 3.85-million shares in Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals (CRML) to a single US institutional investor.... 

Codelco's copper losses from the accident at its El Teniente mine are likely to be 45% higher than previously estimated, but Chairman Maximo Pacheco still expects the world's largest copper miner... 

China defended its export control measures on rare earths as "legitimate" on Sunday after President Donald Trump retaliated against the curbs by announcing steep new US tariffs on Chinese goods.... 

Goldman Sachs said on Sunday that silver prices are likely to rise further in the medium term, driven by private investment flows similar to those boosting gold amid anticipated Federal Reserve... 

Australia is mulling the introduction of mandated floor prices for critical minerals and funding for new rare earth projects as part of a proposed resources deal with the United States, The Age... 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project to a new high when she singled it out for special... 

Toronto-listed Gunnison Copper has announced the promotion of Robert Winton to COO, recognising his role in transforming the Johnson Camp mine from care-and-maintenance into the US's newest... 

Investors are testing well-established views about gold, which is surging to new records, as an AI-driven stocks rally and red-hot bitcoin force a rethink of what's driving one of the world's... 

South African State-owned asset management firm the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has, in aggregate, acquired a further interest in the ordinary shares of multinational miner... 

New York-based Flagship Gold Corp has signed a partnership agreement with Mali's state-owned miner to restart production at the Morila gold mine, the first US investment under the military-led... 

Copper prices hit $11 000 per metric ton on Thursday, a level not seen in over 16 months, as widespread disruption at mines sparks fears of a shortage of supply and attracts speculative inflows.... 

At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with pragmatism in mining. Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu called on... 

Feriel Zerouki will step down as De Beers chief trade and industry officer and member of the executive committee at the end of October. She joined De Beers in 2005 and has played a central role in... 

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths and US-based Noveon Magnetics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a fully domestic, scalable supply chain for rare earth... 

Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4 000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and... 

Hadrian Capital Partners is selling down an A$688-million stake in dual-listed Capstone Copper on Thursday, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The investor is selling 50-million ASX Chess... 

Silver prices shot to a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by gold's bull run and growing investor demand for hard assets amid persistent geopolitical and economic risks, as well as expectations of... 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said he had "a meeting of minds" with US President Donald Trump on the future of the steel and aluminum sectors, which are currently facing US... 

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on... 

Franco-Nevada, a Canadian company that invests in gold mines in exchange for their royalties or a portion of their output, plans to expand its business in Australia, CEO Paul Brink said on... 

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a ten-year offtake agreement with US-based full-cycle rare earth processor REalloys, securing sales for 15% of production from... 

The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) on Wednesday projected a surplus of approximately 178 000 t in the global refined copper market for 2025, followed by a deficit of 150 000 t in 2026.... 

On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad... 

HSBC on Wednesday raised its average silver price forecasts for 2025 to $38.56/oz from $35.14/oz citing expectations for high gold prices, renewed investor demand, and anticipated volatile... 

The global materials industry saw revenues decline in 2024, with metals and mining contracting by 6% to about $3-trillion, even as profitability remained strong and profit pools continued to shift...