St Barbara lowers guidance following rainfall disruption

ASX-listed St Barbara has trimmed its full-year production guidance following a weather-related disruption at the Simberi mine, in Papua New Guinea, but remains optimistic as it awaits a key... 

Dundee Precious Metals picks up silver mine with $1.25bn Adriatic deal

Toronto-listed Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) will acquire London- and Sydney-listed Adriatic Metals in a cash-and-stock deal valuing the silver-focused miner at about $1.25-billion, the companies... 

ASX juniors tapped in Brazil’s critical minerals drive

Several ASX-listed companies have secured a foothold in Brazil’s million-dollar-plus push to build strategic mineral supply chains, with their projects selected for funding under programmes backed... 

Potential Exim support for HyProMag's US rare earths recycling plant

HyProMag USA, a joint venture between CoTec and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources, has received a letter of interest (LoI) from the Export–Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for its planned rare... 

Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is consolidating its two iron-ore businesses – Roy Hill and Atlas Iron – into a single entity named Hancock Iron Ore, in a move the company says will combine the... 

Ivanhoe cuts 2025 guidance, withdraws 2026 forecast as DRC copper mine restarts

Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Mines has revised down its 2025 copper production guidance for the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a temporary suspension of... 

Resolution enters US critical minerals race with Horse Heaven acquisition

ASX-listed Resolution Minerals on Wednesday announced a binding agreement to acquire the Horse Heaven antimony/gold/tungsten project in Idaho, US. Horse Heaven is located in the historical... 

Glencore opts for revised approach to slash Canada copper smelter emissions

Commodities major Glencore’s Horne Smelter has shelved its Aeris project, citing technical and operational challenges, and is now proposing a revised approach to reduce arsenic emissions while... 

Trump administration backs Dateline’s Colosseum REE project

The Trump administration has thrown its weight behind Dateline Resources’ push to fast-track the development of its Colosseum rare earths project in California, as the US moves to reduce its... 

FireFly builds A$135m war chest to fast-track Green Bay copper/gold project

Dual-listed FireFly Metals has raised A$135-million to advance its Green Bay copper/gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador, boosting its balance sheet to fund aggressive exploration and... 

Galantas inks deal to advance stalled Omagh project

TSX-V- and Aim-listed Galantas Gold has struck a deal with Ocean Partners UK to advance the Omagh gold project in Northern Ireland, a move the Canadian junior says marks a “turning point” for the... 

Taseko, Tŝilhqot’in Nation and BC reach agreement on New Prosperity

Canadian miner Taseko Mines has reached an agreement with the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and the province of British Columbia to resolve a decades-long dispute over the New Prosperity copper/gold project,... 

Licence transfer delays force Rio Tinto into alternative mine plan at Oyu Tolgoi

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi has approved a shift in its underground development strategy, pausing work in the Entrée Resources joint venture (JV) area and bringing forward development in Panel 2 South,... 

Coburn mineral sands mine to enter care-and-maintenance

The Coburn mine in Western Australia is being placed into care and maintenance, the receivers of Strandline Resources said on Friday, stating that it was moving closer to concluding a sale and... 

Ora Banda trims '25 production guidance

ASX-listed Ora Banda Mining trimmed its gold production guidance for the 2025 financial year and flagged higher costs as extended mill downtime and slower-than-expected commissioning impacted... 

ASM rises on rare earth sales progress, global supply chain tensions

Australian Strategic Materials' (ASM's) shares surged as much as 27% on Friday in Sydney trading after the company announced a wave of rare earth alloy sales and growing demand for its products... 

Rio Tinto to invest $900m in Chile lithium joint venture with Codelco

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto Group is deepening its presence in the battery metals space, announcing on Monday an agreement with Chile’s State-owned Codelco to jointly develop a major... 

GTI Energy surges after study flags low-cost uranium potential at Wyoming project

The share price of GTI Energy soared more than 33% on the ASX on Thursday after the company released a scoping study highlighting the potential for a low-cost, in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium... 

Unifor says US tariffs 'killing' steel, aluminium sectors

Canada’s largest private-sector union, Unifor, has called on Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to hit back after US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum... 

EDC signals $250m debt support for Wicheeda REE project

Vancouver-based Defense Metals on Wednesday announced a letter of interest from Export Development Canada (EDC) that could see up to $250-million in debt financing committed toward the development... 

EU adds 13 critical mineral projects outside the bloc to boost supply

The European Commission has added 13 strategic projects located outside the bloc to its list of priority initiatives under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), aiming to secure long-term supply... 

Graphite One says project is first in Alaska to gain FAST-41 status

TSX-V-listed Graphite One said on Tuesday that its Graphite Creek project was the first in Alaska to be accepted as a 'covered project' onto the federal government's FAST-41 permitting dashboard.... 

Genesis completes A$250m Laverton acquisition

Gold miner Genesis Minerals has completed the acquisition of the Laverton gold project from Focus Minerals, paying A$250-million in cash for the asset. Described as a "bolt-on acquisition", the... 

US tariff threatens century-old cross-border aluminium ties, says Canadian association

The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) has condemned the US’ decision to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian aluminium, warning that the move could destabilise the North American supply chain and... 

Barrick exits Donlin Gold as $1bn Novagold, Paulson deal is wrapped up

Barrick Gold has completed the sale of its 50% stake in Alaska’s Donlin Gold project for $1-billion in cash, handing over one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposits to joint buyers... 

NextSource shifts BAF plans from Mauritius to Middle East

Toronto-headquartered NextSource Materials is pivoting its battery anode facility (BAF) strategy from Mauritius to the Middle East, seeking to capitalise on faster permitting, better... 

Aura to partner with Neu Horizon as Sweden eyes uranium revival

While Sweden’s push to overturn its decades-long ban on uranium mining is gathering momentum, Australia’s Aura Energy is deepening its commitment to the country's nuclear future through a strategic... 

Iron-ore hits one-month low on Trump's plan to hike steel levies

Iron-ore fell to its lowest level since early May alongside equity markets after President Donald Trump said he would double tariffs on steel and aluminum to help protect American workers. Futures... 

Australian Pacific Coal hit with Dartbrook default notice but lender Vitol holds off on action

Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) has been issued a notice of default by senior lender Vitol over its Dartbrook coal project in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, but the Singapore-based commodities... 

Cost reset under way as Coronado secures financial breathing room

Metallurgical coal producer Coronado Global Resources is making headway with its liquidity improvement plan, having secured a covenant waiver under its asset-based lending (ABL) facility and... 

Artemis opens Canada’s newest gold/silver mine in BC’s Cariboo region

Vancouver-based Artemis Gold has officially opened the Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, marking the launch of Canada’s newest gold and silver operation and one of the biggest resource... 

BC unveils plan to unlock billions in mining investment in the northwest

British Columbia Premier David Eby has outlined a strategy aimed at positioning the province’s northwest as a major economic engine, blending mining development with conservation and reconciliation... 

Delta Lithium gold spin-out Ballard targets A$30m in IPO

Delta Lithium is moving ahead with the spin-out of its Mt Ida gold asset into a newly created entity, Ballard Mining, which on Friday lodged a prospectus ahead of a planned listing on the ASX. The... 

Tungsten West unveils restart plan for Hemerdon mine

UK-based Tungsten West on Friday released a development and economic plan for the restart of the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine, in Devon, which could deliver over 20% of global primary tungsten... 

Seabridge defends KSM ‘substantially started’ status

Toronto-listed Seabridge Gold has filed its responses in the Supreme Court of British Columbia to petitions challenging the Environmental Assessment Office’s (EAO’s) decision to grant its KSM... 

Second class action looms for Paladin over 2024 guidance

A second class action lawsuit is expected to be filed against Paladin Energy in the Supreme Court of Victoria, the uranium producer said on Thursday. The potential new proceeding involves similar... 

Resolute seeks clarity as Guinea reviews mining permits

Guinea’s ongoing review of dormant and underused mining licences has put the spotlight on a recent agreement between gold miners AngloGold Ashanti and Resolute Mining, following local media reports... 

Glencore to supply cobalt feedstock to Australia's Kwinana refinery

Australia's Cobalt Blue has signed a three-year deal with commodities giant Glencore to supply up to half of the feedstock required for its Kwinana Cobalt Refinery (KCR). Under the agreement,... 

Develop starts early works at Sulphur Springs, sets stage for DFS

ASX-listed Develop Global has kicked off early works at its Sulphur Springs zinc/copper project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region ahead of an updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) due in... 

St Barbara sees 15-Mile processing hub as optimal path for Nova Scotia assets

Australia-headquartered St Barbara is moving forward with plans to consolidate operations in Nova Scotia, Canada, around a centralised processing hub at 15-Mile, betting that a capital-efficient...