Investment & Project Finance: news and analysis

Base Metals • Dec 12, 2025

Chile Mining Investment Forecast Rises Sharply

Chile mining investment forecast rises to $104.5B through 2034, driven by copper and lithium projects from Codelco, BHP, and Collahuasi.

Critical Minerals • Nov 18, 2025

Indiaâ€™s Critical Minerals Research Plan

India has launched a critical minerals research plan worth ₹210 crore over three years — but access is limited to only nine pre-selected Centres of Excellence…

Investment & Project Finance • Nov 7, 2025

Cove Capital Secures 70% Stake in $1.1 Billion

Cove Capital’s $1.1 billion Kazakhstan tungsten venture secures a new critical-mineral source for U.S. supply chains and defense industries.

Investment & Project Finance • Oct 28, 2025

JPMorgan Perpetua Resources Deal Signals

JPMorgan Perpetua Resources deal invests $75M in gold and antimony mining to strengthen U.S. critical mineral security.

Energy Transition • Sep 26, 2025

Norway’s $2 Trillion Wealth Fund Backs

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest with assets exceeding $2 trillion, has committed $1.5 billion to Brookfield Asset Management’s Global Transition Fund II, cementing its…

Critical Minerals • Sep 17, 2025

US Eyes Multibillion-Dollar Mining Fund to

The United States is negotiating the creation of a multibillion-dollar mining fund with New York–based Orion Resource Partners, a move designed to strengthen American access to…

Base Metals • Aug 23, 2025

ADB Approves $410m Financing for Reko Diq

ADB approves $410m for Reko Diq copper-gold mine in Pakistan, set to be world’s 5th largest copper producer by 2028.

Battery Metals • Aug 20, 2025

IU Invest Moves Into DRC Mining

IU Invest acquires majority of Critical Metals, taking control of DRC’s Molulu copper-cobalt project. A Western challenge to China’s mining dominance.