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Silver Institute highlights US, India as key drivers of investment demand as prices top $40/oz
Silver Institute highlights US, India as key drivers of investment demand as prices top $40/oz
2nd September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Global silver investment remains concentrated in just four countries – the US, India, Germany and Australia – which together account for about 80% of bar and coin demand, according to a new report... 


Dateline raises A$25m for California gold and REE project
1st September 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Dateline Resources secured A$25-million from institutional investors to fund exploration at its Colosseum gold and rare earth project in California, boosting the company’s cash reserves... 


Imperial Metals wins permit extension for Mount Polley mine
Imperial Metals wins permit extension for Mount Polley mine
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper and gold miner Imperial Metals has secured a permit amendment from British Columbia authorities that will allow the company to extend mining activities at its Mount Polley operation. The... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
South Africa streaks ahead with exceptionally pure rare earth optimised in Joburg lab
1st September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has delivered what is described as “an exceptionally pure rare earth product”, which has been optimised in a Johannesburg laboratory. The breakthrough is part of the rare earths... 


MAC Copper shareholders approve takeover by Harmony Gold
MAC Copper shareholders approve takeover by Harmony Gold
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Shareholders in MAC Copper have voted in favour of a takeover by Harmony Gold Mining. At meetings held Friday, 98.43% of votes cast backed the Jersey law scheme of arrangement, the company said in... 


Dawn Farrell and hear team will identify projects in the national interest and help speed up their development.
Energy exec tasked with speeding up project approvals in Canada
1st September 2025 By: Reuters

Canada named senior energy industry executive Dawn Farrell on Friday to lead a new office designed to fast-track the review and approval of natural resources projects such as mines and pipelines, a... 


Sayona completes merger with Piedmont Lithium
Sayona completes merger with Piedmont Lithium
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Sayona Mining has completed its merger with Piedmont Lithium. The transaction was finalised on August 29 in the US (August 30 in Australia), following shareholder approvals... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel,
Harmony’s starting to show the world that gold mining in South Africa is good business
29th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa’s biggest gold mining company, is proving itself to be a great South African asset and it’s booming at the moment, not only because the gold price is so... 


Alaska signs first state-level deal to speed federal permitting
Alaska signs first state-level deal to speed federal permitting
29th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said his state has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council aimed at streamlining federal reviews for major... 


Tariffs turn aluminium maker Rio Tinto into buyer in US market
Tariffs turn aluminium maker Rio Tinto into buyer in US market
29th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest aluminum producers, runs a refinery and five smelters in Canada’s Quebec province, with most of the metal flowing south to the US market. Now, with President... 


Sayona reports record output but $382m loss as lithium prices weigh on earnings
Sayona reports record output but $382m loss as lithium prices weigh on earnings
29th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Sayona Mining has posted record production and sales from its North American Lithium (NAL) operations, but still recorded a $382 million full-year loss as lower prices and asset... 


Luca expands land package with concession purchase near Mexican mine
29th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Luca Mining has struck a deal with Fresnillo to acquire a mining concession that directly surrounds its Tahuehueto mine in Durango, Mexico. The Vancouver-headquartered company said... 


Quentin Lamarche
US-backed TechMet's new trading unit to boost ex-China critical mineral flows
29th August 2025 By: Reuters

US government-backed investment vehicle TechMet is launching a trading arm for critical minerals to specialise in the burgeoning market for Western supplies of materials in which China is dominant,... 


US energy data agency, after staff cuts, delays reports on uranium, international outlook
US energy data agency, after staff cuts, delays reports on uranium, international outlook
29th August 2025 By: Reuters

The US government's energy statistics arm, which has experienced staff cuts this year, said on Thursday it will delay publishing key energy data on uranium as well as its international outlook this... 


Cameco flags 2025 production hit amid McArthur River mine transition delays
Cameco flags 2025 production hit amid McArthur River mine transition delays
29th August 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian uranium supplier Cameco said on Thursday the development delays in transitioning the McArthur River mine in Saskatchewan to new mining areas are expected to impact its 2025 production... 


Neal Froneman
Sibanye-Stillwater pleased with improved group profitability
28th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has reported pleasing results for the six months ended June 30, with all group operations other than the South African gold... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel presenting strong annual results.
It’s records all round for Harmony Gold, Mponeng performance ‘phenomenal’
28th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

It’s records all round for South Africa’s largest gold mining company Harmony, which on Thursday reported record-high free cash flow of R11-billion-plus at a 16% margin and a record final dividend... 


Equinox starts ore processing at Valentine
Equinox starts ore processing at Valentine
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Equinox Gold has begun processing ore at its Valentine gold mine in Newfoundland and Labrador, with first gold expected within the next month. “I am pleased to announce that our... 


Paladin Energy confirms Patterson Lake economics
Paladin Energy confirms Patterson Lake economics
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

An engineering review of the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Canada has confirmed the project’s strong economics, even as capital and operating costs increased, with first production... 


Ratings upgrade underscores balance sheet strength, says Newmont's Palmer
28th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Moody’s Ratings has upgraded gold miner Newmont’s issuer credit rating to A3 from Baa1, with a stable outlook, the NYSE-, TSX- and ASX-listed miner reported on Thursday. The upgrade, the company... 


Hudbay Minerals resumes operations in Snow Lake after evacuation orders lifted
28th August 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals on Wednesday said it has resumed operations in Snow Lake, Manitoba, following the decision made by the authorities to lift the mandatory evacuation order on... 


Amanda Lacaze says Lynas is a big supporter of continued investment in development of outside-China's supply chains.
Lynas flags uncertainty over Texas rare earths plant, posts profit slump
28th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas and also reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its annual... 


South32 CEO Graham Kerr
South32 sharpens focus on critical minerals as profit lifts, legacy assets fall away
28th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining company South32 has sharpened its focus on copper, aluminium and other commodities tied to the global energy transition, reporting stronger earnings while confirming plans to... 


Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Northern Star to earn into PolarX’s Alaska Range project with $39m JV deal
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed PolarX has struck an agreement with Australia’s largest listed gold miner, Northern Star Resources, paving the way for a staged investment of up to $39-million to advance the Alaska... 


Freeport Indonesia to wrap up Gresik plant repairs by early September
27th August 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia expects to complete in early September repair work at its joint-venture smelter in East Java, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Repairs at an oxygen... 


Top gold miner Newmont plans job cuts in sweeping cost drive
Top gold miner Newmont plans job cuts in sweeping cost drive
27th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Newmont, the world’s largest gold miner, is studying plans to drive down costs that could lead to deep job cuts, following its $15-billion acquisition of Newcrest Mining in 2023. The company’s... 


Continuous reef extraction.
New mining technology is pointing to continuous round-the-clock operation on many fronts
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The new mining technology being advanced by Master Drilling promises “continuous”, round-the-clock mining uplift – even when it comes to narrow reef extraction. On the new technology being... 


Rio Tinto weighs future of Richards Bay Minerals, Quebec’s RTIT and US mine
Rio Tinto weighs future of Richards Bay Minerals, Quebec’s RTIT and US mine
27th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto has placed its Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) operations in KwaZulu-Natal, along with its Canadian iron and titanium operations and US borates mine, under strategic review as... 


Torngat is developing the Strange Lake project in northern Quebec.
Torngat Metals signs rare earth supply deal with German magnet maker VAC
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Montreal-based Torngat Metals has struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German company Vacuumschmelze (VAC) to pursue a long-term supply agreement for rare earth oxides. The non-binding... 


From left, Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Justin Reid, CEO
of Troilus, Toralf Haag, CEO of Aurubis, and Dr. Katherina Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs
and Energy of Germany.
Troilus inks copper/gold offtake deal with Aurubis
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada's Troilus Gold on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement with German copper smelter Aurubis for the long-term offtake of copper/gold concentrate from its project in Québec. The agreement... 


New Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott
Simon Trott overhauls Rio Tinto exec team, operating model
27th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto Group on Wednesday announced a reorganisation of its operating model and executive leadership team, streamlining its structure into three core product groups – Iron Ore,... 


Champion Iron CFO to step down ahead of Q2 results
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Quebec-focused miner Champion Iron said on Wednesday that CFO Donald Tremblay would leave the company shortly before the release of its second-quarter results for the 2026 financial year. The... 


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