Conceptual editorial image of an open-pit gold project in Chile’s Atacama region. Tesoro Gold’s maiden 1.28 million-ounce Ore Reserve at the Ternera deposit gives the El…
Gold held above $4,300 an ounce after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points and signaled that further tightening may be…
Brazilian ferronickel processing infrastructure at an industrial nickel operation. China-backed MMG has offered long-term ferronickel supply guarantees to European customers in an effort to secure regulatory…
Artisanal gold-mining activity in Nigeria’s Niger State, where a security crackdown has raised questions about detention conditions, accountability and community risk. At least 33 people suspected…
China Rare Earth Group is in talks to acquire Shenghe Resources, potentially placing Shenghe’s stake in MP Materials under Chinese state control. By Penny Langford China…
The Crawford project is designing autonomy, electrification and fleet management into its mine plan from the outset. Canada Nickel’s planned Crawford nickel project in Ontario is…
Brazilian nickel mining and ferronickel processing infrastructure. By Penny Langford The proposed sale of Anglo American’s Brazilian nickel business to MMG has become more than a…
Brazilian nickel and critical-minerals processing infrastructure viewed from an elevated angle. Critical-minerals finance is increasingly being shaped by governments before projects reach lenders’ credit committees. The…
By Penny Langford Copper is trading at $14,464 per tonne on the LME, close to its recent $14,875 peak. At the same time, the Yangshan copper…
By Penny Langford Five transactions across lithium, gold, silver, copper and nickel show how mining M&A deals in 2026 are shifting from resource accumulation toward control…
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