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Mining finance news delivers essential updates on funding, investments, and capital markets impacting the global mining industry. From mergers and acquisitions to IPOs, private equity flows, and royalty deals, this section analyzes the financial engines driving exploration and production. Learn how macroeconomic shifts, commodity cycles, and ESG requirements influence mining capital strategies. Ideal for investors, analysts, CFOs, and decision-makers, this hub connects you to the pulse of mining finance worldwide. Related categories: Mining Companies, Commodities, and Mining Policy.
Autonomous mining has moved beyond the pilot stage. Industry data compiled by Skillings indicates that about 5,684 autonomous or autonomy-ready haul trucks are now operating globally,…
Nickel prices recovered modestly on Sept. 22 as market sentiment improved ahead of the China-US summit, interrupting a slide toward US$16,000 a tonne. But the rebound…
Copper cathodes and coils move through a port logistics terminal. Copper prices surged on Sept. 22 as the market absorbed a widening gap between expected mine…
Strategic-minerals processing infrastructure in Brazil. Brazil has enacted a new framework for screening foreign investment and strategic transactions involving critical minerals, adding a review layer to…
Global Atomic Corp. has secured conditional approval for up to US$414.2 million in U.S. government-backed debt financing to develop its Dasa uranium project in Niger, reviving…
Lithium prices have recovered sharply from last year’s lows, but the market is now testing whether stronger benchmarks can translate into durable project economics. A Chinese…
Copper and uranium are setting the tone for the mining market as the fourth quarter approaches. Copper’s record price has collided with a severe concentrate shortage,…
Nevada mine and processing infrastructure illustrate the producing assets attracting royalty and streaming capital. Mining M&A deals in 2026 are increasingly being priced around what projects…
Remote silver-zinc-lead mine infrastructure in a rugged northern setting. Honey Badger Silver’s updated preliminary economic assessment for the Prairie Creek silver-zinc-lead project in Canada’s Northwest Territories…
Mining M&A in 2026 is increasingly being shaped by a question that sits beside resource size and commodity exposure: how reliably can the asset move through…
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