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SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project

Streaming deal will help SolGold finance feasibility studies, secure permits and later begin construction of the Cascabel copper-gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 5:55 am

Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium?

There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the…

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 8:35 am

Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar

Humanity would have to mine more copper in the next…

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 12, 2024 | 4:50 pm

Gold, silver and copper had a banner first half

Silver is up 33% year to date (July 8), gold…

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 12, 2024 | 1:33 pm

Iron ore price heads for weekly fall on profit-taking ahead of key China meeting

Iron ore prices are expected to remain under pressure from…

Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 9:49 am

Nearby copper price hit by weak China demand, warehouse surplus

Industry sources say the reason behind record high contangos is climbing costs of financing metals fuelled by higher interest rates.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 9:43 am

Gold price tops $2,400 again on signs of cooling inflation

Spot gold jumped 2% to $2,418.78 an ounce by 9:10 a.m. ET, its highest in almost two months.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 8:21 am

Uganda is latest African nation eying gold as currency shield

Uganda plans domestic gold purchases to build foreign exchange reserves.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2024 | 7:39 am

Iron ore price swings higher as traders await Beijing policy signals

The steelmaking material rallied as much as 3.6% in Singapore on Thursday, following days of fluctuations.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2024 | 4:30 am

BHP halts Western Australia nickel mines on weak prices, glut

Decision affects the Mt Keith and Leinster operations, the Kwinana refinery, the Kalgoorlie smelter, and the the West Musgrave project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2024 | 3:58 am

Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?

As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a gold rush the easiest way to get rich is selling shovels and picks.

Frik Els | July 10, 2024 | 6:15 pm

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SolGold secures $750m gold stream funding for Ecuador project

Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium?

Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar

Gold, silver and copper had a banner first half

Iron ore price heads for weekly fall on profit-taking ahead of key China meeting

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Nearby copper price hit by weak China demand, warehouse surplus

Gold price tops $2,400 again on signs of cooling inflation

Uganda is latest African nation eying gold as currency shield

Iron ore price swings higher as traders await Beijing policy signals

BHP halts Western Australia nickel mines on weak prices, glut

Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?

Column: China’s refined copper imports remain surprisingly strong

Gatos Silver stock soars on record quarterly zinc production

Sprott says new copper fund too small to pose market risk