With mining major Glencore having confirmed it is in talks with fellow major miner Rio Tinto to effect a merger that could create the world’s largest mining company at a combined market value of... 

Dealmakers are set for another banner year in 2026 with a record number of deals in the pipeline, as CEOs seek out the safety of scale to weather mounting economic and geopolitical risks,... 

Goldman Sachs raised its copper price forecast for the first half of 2026 to $12 750 a metric ton from $11 525 a ton on Thursday, citing a scarcity premium amid limited inventory coverage outside... 

Glencore and Rio Tinto, said late on Thursday they were in early buyout talks that could potentially create the world's largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207-billion.... 

Glencore confirmed it held preliminary discussions with Rio Tinto Group on a possible combination of some of their businesses, including an all-share merger that would create the world’s biggest... 

Global investors channelled a record $89-billion into physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2025 as the gold price set new highs and demand for safe-haven assets intensified,... 

Given the state of the world politically, economically, financially and socially, the gold bull market is expected to continue in the long run, says Jeffrey Christian of New York-based CPM Group.... 

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started construction on a multi-use storage and pilot plant facility in Qaqortoq, Greenland, which is a key enabling infrastructure project for the... 

Emerging Canadian miner NextSource Materials has received the first shipment of equipment for its inaugural battery anode facility in Abu Dhabi. The equipment delivery marks a significant... 

Lundin Gold expects to produce between 475 000 oz/y and 525 000 oz/y of gold from 2026 to 2028 at its Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador, CEO Jamie Beck told reporters on Wednesday. The projected... 

A workers' strike at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde mine in northern Chile will continue after negotiations between the company and the union failed, the union said on Wednesday. The union in a... 

Growth in the artificial intelligence and defence sectors will boost global copper demand 50% by 2040, but supplies are expected to fall short by more than 10-million metric tons annually without... 

Global platinum jewellery demand has shown notable third-quarter (Q3) resilience as consumers in key markets seek value and authenticity amid historic highs in gold prices, Platinum Guild... 

ASX-listed Meteoric Resources has reported that its flagship Caldeira rare earth project, in Brazil, has received a nonbinding and conditional letter of support from Export Finance Australia (EFA)... 

TSX- and ASX-listed Almonty Industries, a global producer of tungsten, has appointed Guillaume Wiesenbach de Lamaziere as chief development officer to spearhead a key corporate development strategy... 

TSX-V-listed Peruvian Metals’ 80%-owned Aguila Norte processing plant, in northern Peru, processed a yearly record of 36 616 t of third-party mineral during 2025, an 8% increase year-on-year.... 

Gold miner Newmont has confirmed that a bushfire remains active around the company’s Boddington operations, in Western Australia. A rampant bushfire began in mid-December, with authorities having... 

TSX-V-listed Silverco Mining has reached key operational and technical milestones at its 100%-owned Cusi silver project, in Mexico, signalling progress towards a planned restart of production.... 

Canadian miner American Pacific Mining Corporation has filed an updated National Instrument 43-101 (NI43-101) for its 100%-owned Gooseberry silver and gold project, in Nevada. The NI43-101 is a... 

TSX- and NYSE-listed Lithium Argentina says its Cauchari-Olaroz operation delivered a strong and consistent operating performance last year, achieving production at the high end of yearly guidance... 

TSX-V and Aim-listed Galantas Gold on January 6 entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% ownership interest in the Andacollo Oro gold project, in the Coquimbo region of central... 

Brazilian iron-ore exports grew 7.1% in 2025 compared to the previous year, reaching a record 416.4-million metric tons, data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services showed... 

Iron-ore futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest in multiple months, boosted by hopes of improving demand in top consumer China following Beijing's pledge of easing monetary policy this year.... 

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the market weighed expectations of ample global supply this year against uncertainty around Venezuelan crude output after the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro.... 

Gold Reserve has spent years fighting with Nicolas Maduro’s government over two gold deposits seized by Venezuela. Now, after the US captured the country’s leader on Saturday, the tiny mining... 

Senior members of ASX-listed Lithium Universe’s executive team have completed a detailed site visit to assess a proposed second lithium refinery location for the company in Brownsville, Texas, in... 

Morgan Stanley forecast gold would hit $4 800 per ounce by the fourth quarter of this year, exceeding last year's records, citing falling interest rates, a change in leadership at the Federal... 

Aim-listed Cadence Minerals has been granted a preliminary environmental licence for its 35.7%-owned Amapá iron-ore project, in Brazil, as it works to refurbish and restart this historic operation.... 

ASX-listed Andean Silver has doubled the size of its recently announced share purchase plan (SPP) to A$6-million in response to strong shareholder demand. The amount raised is in accordance with... 

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium has appointed Cutfield Freeman & Company (CF&Co) as its financial advisor to support the company with securing a strategic partner for the next phase of development at... 

ASX-listed Viridis Mining and Minerals has received a conditional letter of support from Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance Australia (EFA) to provide up to $50-million, or... 

Buffalo Potash Corporation has successfully listed on the TSX-V with its shares due to start trading on January 6. The listing follows a successful financing of about $7.7-million last month,...