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Mining investors are navigating three connected signals: copper’s retreat from a record as U.S. tariff expectations cool, a widening gap between listed-company valuations and M&A clearing…
The Gaspé Copper project includes historic mine workings and areas targeted for resource expansion. Copper drilling by Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; OTCQX: OMZNF) has extended the…
Editorial view of a Turkish copper-gold mine and processing corridor. ACG Metals is paying up to US$7.85 million for a Turkish mining licence containing the Keşkek…
By Charles Pitts · Deep-dive analysis For mining companies, tailings management is moving from a sustainability narrative to an evidence system that must withstand scrutiny from…
Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart project is designed to combine geothermal energy production with lithium extraction in Germany. Vulcan Energy’s second lithium production licence for its Lionheart project…
Autonomous ultra-class haul trucks travel through an open-pit mine at dusk. Komatsu’s commissioning of its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck marks a change in the mining…
Rare earth separation tanks and piping at an industrial processing facility. China’s critical minerals policy is approaching a decisive test. On Nov. 10, 2026, the suspension…
Gold bars in a refinery illustrate the market’s focus on inflation, rates and physical demand. Gold and silver have been pulled sharply lower by a renewed…
Indonesian nickel laterite mine and ferronickel processing complex. Indonesia’s decision to tighten nickel mining approvals has changed the market’s central question. The issue is no longer…
Copper mine and processing infrastructure in a large-scale U.S. operation. The White House has not decided whether to impose tariffs on refined copper, according to people…
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