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Syrah secures $150m US loan for Mozambique graphite operation

Execution of the loan agreement with United States International Development Finance Corporation follows a three-year process.

Staff Writer | November 1, 2024 | 8:36 am

Gold price shows little reaction to jobs data

Gold's rollercoaster ride follows the release of strong US economic data that…

Staff Writer | November 1, 2024 | 7:52 am

Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine

Groups argued the project posed an existential risk to the…

Reuters | October 31, 2024 | 2:41 pm

Arizona Metals finds new copper-gold zone at Kay deposit

The past-producing Kay site hosts several other historic mines in…

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | October 31, 2024 | 9:15 am

Freeport probed by SEC over quake risk at Indonesia copper plant

Officials are investigating if the miner failed to disclose the…

Bloomberg News | October 31, 2024 | 7:08 am

Uranium Energy to buy Rio Tinto’s Wyoming assets for $175m

Deal includes the fully-licensed Sweetwater plant and would allow Uranium Energy to add 175 million pounds of historic resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2024 | 5:00 am

Vanadium is the new battery cathode chemistry, says Pure Lithium CEO

The company says it has found a way to make lithium metal batteries from scratch going from “from brine to battery” in less than 48 hours.

Amanda Stutt | September 20, 2024 | 3:47 pm

Urbix gets $125 million government grant for Alabama graphite plant

The plant, already backed by funding from London-based Appian Capital Advisory, is to produce 10,000 tonnes of the anode material a year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 20, 2024 | 3:09 pm

Gold price breaks $2,600 barrier as Fed cut bets prolong historic run

Prices have climbed 27% in 2024, their biggest annual rise since 2010.

Reuters | September 20, 2024 | 12:41 pm

Buy bonds and gold as bubble risk returns, BofA strategist says

It doesn’t “get much better than that for risk, so investors are forced to chase” the rally, Michael Hartnett says in a note.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2024 | 11:38 am

Copper price sees strong week with boost from Fed, China demand

Base metals sank to multi-month lows in August amid disappointment over Chinese demand and a cloudy outlook for the global economy.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2024 | 9:27 am

Gold investors see gains in rate-cut era from ETFs, haven buying

A months-long surge that has seen gold break successive records is drawing in more followers.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2024 | 9:23 am

Standard Lithium shares rise after being selected for $225m award negotiation by DOE

The funding is intended to support the construction of the central processing facility for Phase 1 of the South West Arkansas project.

Staff Writer | September 20, 2024 | 8:56 am

South32’s Arizona manganese plant tapped for $166m US government grant

The DOE funding would provide 30% of the cost of its proposed manganese production facility, said the Australian miner.

Staff Writer | September 20, 2024 | 8:24 am

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