Rio Tinto, Canada to advance domestic scandium production

Canada Growth Fund will invest about C$25 million to support production at North America’s sole facility capable of supplying the material.

Vulcan Elements, ReElement Technologies sign $1.4B rare earth magnet supply deal with US

Commerce Department and Pentagon pledged financing and potential equity stakes in the domestic producer of rare earth magnets.

Glencore said to consider shutting Canada’s largest copper plant

Industry sources cited by Reuters have pegged the smelter's annual output at more than 300,000 metric tons.

Teck’s QB turnaround lifts hopes for $53B Anglo merger

Teck’s QB mine rebounds after months of setbacks, boosting confidence ahead of planned merger with Anglo American.

Gold price holds $4,000 as market brushes off China policy shift

The tax change is “likely to see the entire industry raise prices to pass through the cost pressure,” Citigroup analysts said.

Australia’s Locksley receives $190M EXIM funding interest for California antimony project

The potential EXIM financing, says Locksley, is a cornerstone step toward broader US government funding.

Anglo Asian inks sales contract with Trafigura for new copper mine

The sales contract includes a revolving prepayment facility of up to $25 million.

Gold Fields pays $36M for 12% of Founders Metals

This is the second significant Canadian mining investment in as many years by Gold Fields.

Coeur Mining buys New Gold in $7B all-stock merger

Deal consolidates two midsize North American gold miners as record-high metal prices boost investor interest in the sector.

Kodal Minerals keeps Mali lithium mine running amid unrest

Al Qaeda-linked militants have neared the capital, blocking roads, ambushing troops, and attacking fuel trucks.

MINING.COM launches Global Mining Power Rankings

The new initiative lets readers directly shape how the world’s leading mining stocks are ranked.

Vianode to build $1.4B synthetic graphite plant in Ontario

The project is structured as a phased investment, starting with an initial investment of over C$2?billion.

OP-ED: Trump’s trade deals are reshaping America’s critical minerals future 

For too long, America’s industrial and energy ambitions have been tied to a single point of global processing control.

US approves first cleanup of abandoned, contaminated uranium mines

For decades, thousands of sites associated with abandoned uranium mine waste have remained contaminated — many on or near Navajo and tribal lands.

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