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Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, during a visit to the…
When two Oglala Lakota scouts heard drilling was expected to begin on Pe’ Sla, the…
Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3 billion
Australia’s Yindjibarndi Indigenous group said on Wednesday it had lodged an appeal with the federal…
As the country places more priority on the mining industry in this financial year, Namayingo…
MINING
Mining, long a part of state history, is now a $4 billion-a-year industry in Alaska,…
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Precious metals miners well bid as Iran strikes stock safe haven gold demand
Precious metals miners led gains in London on Monday as gold climbed to record highs following the US and Israeli attack on Iran, with investors rushing into safe-haven assets. Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF, FRA:6E2), the FTSE 100 gold…
Standard Uranium Ltd (TSX-V:STND, OTCQB:STTDF, FRA:9SU0) revealed it has locked in plans for the first-ever drill program at its Rocas uranium project in Saskatchewan’s eastern Athabasca Basin, as partner Collective Metals moves to fund the inaugural campaign under a three-year earn-in…
Despite Canada’s attempt to develop its own critical minerals industry, studies from the Royal Bank of Canada determines it needs to reassess its strategy. As countries look to diversify their critical mineral supply chains away from China, Canada has been…
Mining stocks are the new market darlings, fueled by geopolitical risks and AI demand
For the first time in at least three decades, geopolitical risks are triggering a jump in mining stocks rather than a sell-off. The shift marks the sector’s transformation from a bet on industrial growth into strategic investments linked with security,…
Desperate to break China’s grip on critical minerals, the Trump administration is splashing cash around the world FOR MOST of the past 30 years Western firms have been leaving rather than investing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says Guy-Robert…
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is currently conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Springpole gold project in Ontario. This open-pit gold/silver mine and on-site metal mill, located approximately 110 km northeast of Red Lake, Ontario, has…
Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes
A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station carried out the experiment. Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This is the subject of an experiment aboard the International…
What Trump’s America wants from NZ’s mines
The United States wants to back shovel-ready critical minerals projects in New Zealand and other countries, as it seeks to close a 40-year development gap with rival superpower China before the end of Donald Trump’s term in office. That’s emerged…