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Electra Battery secures 10-year copper-cobalt exploration permit in Idaho

The permit would allow Electra to advance exploration across its Iron Creek deposit, the Ruby project, as well as the neighboring CAS and Redcastle option properties.

Staff Writer | November 19, 2024 | 10:31 am

Gold looks good on Trump tariffs, tax cuts

Donald Trump’s presidential win is likely to be gold positive…

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | November 19, 2024 | 8:59 am

Sayona, Piedmont to create lithium giant in $623m merger

Deal creates North America’s largest hard rock lithium miner, which…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2024 | 3:40 am

Centrus says Russia canceled TENEX’s licence to export low-enriched uranium to US

Russia, the world's largest supplier of enriched uranium, said last…

Reuters | November 18, 2024 | 3:44 pm

Nippon Steel not to import from overseas mills in bid to save US Steel deal

Nippon is looking to close its $14.9 billion deal for…

Reuters | November 18, 2024 | 12:23 pm

Could seaweed farms become the next generation of mines?

Blue Evolution is working to develop a revolutionary method for sustainably extracting critical minerals and rare earth elements from seaweed.

Amanda Stutt | October 25, 2024 | 12:13 pm

El-Erian says soaring gold is driven by dollar diversification

While the move has been slow, “the bad news is the momentum is building up,” says Mohamed El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, Cambridge.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 11:14 am

Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge gains key permit, but legal and political risks loom

“Legal challenges are almost inevitable,” the Australian miner's CEO says.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | October 25, 2024 | 10:55 am

Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine causes supply miscalculation

Western sanctions on Russia's zinc miner Ozernoye have left it struggling to replace equipment needed to ramp up output.

Reuters | October 25, 2024 | 10:10 am

BofA’s Hartnett says bets on gold are rising before US election

The precious metal hit a record high on Wednesday and gold funds recorded their biggest weekly inflow since July 2020.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 9:39 am

Coal billionaire Tykac eyes growth in bet against ESG uptake

Pavel Tykac’s Sev.en Group has taken advantage of cheap valuations to buy up coal power stations and mines in the US, Australia and Vietnam.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2024 | 9:20 am

Gold miners crippled by costs risk losing out on bullion’s boom

Analysts had high hopes for the industry, with gold among the best-performing commodities this year, surging more than 30% on the outlook for lower interest rates and geopolitical turmoil.

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2024 | 3:03 pm