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Markets · 8Daily close and change · 1-month trend
Gold+1.58%
4,173.00
USD / oz · close Oct 14
1 mo -3.7%
Silver+2.34%
56.85
USD / oz · close Oct 14
1 mo -10.1%
Copper-0.63%
6.570
USD / lb · close Oct 14
1 mo +3.2%
Platinum+1.01%
1,617.50
USD / oz · close Oct 14
1 mo -8.8%
Palladium+3.35%
1,123.50
USD / oz · close Oct 14
1 mo -12.9%
Gold miners ETF-4.40%
83.40
GDX · USD · close Oct 14
1 mo -11.4%
Metals & mining ETF-3.76%
99.86
XME · USD · close Oct 14
1 mo -8.8%
Uranium miners ETF-4.92%
35.54
URA · USD · close Oct 14
1 mo -14.9%
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TNM Drill Down: Pecoy leads recent copper assays

Peru, Canada and Colombia yielded the best copper drill results from Aug. 17 to Sept. 15, according to data compiled by The Northern Miner. Intervals from Pecoy Copper (TSXV: PCU),...

Systemiq and ERM report assesses future impacts of mining to 2050

Systemiq and ERM have released a report examining how decisions made today could influence global mining and metals systems through to 2050.

PLC Resources begins satellite geo-spectral survey at Abbotts Gold Project

PLC Resources has begun a two-stage satellite geo-spectral survey across the Abbotts Gold Project in Western Australia’s Murchison region.

Europe’s tungsten revival: new issue of MINE out now!

Europe’s tungsten revival, iron ore supply chain shifts, underground automation, coal market disruption, sensor-based sorting and more.

The strategic metals behind modern military technology

Platinum-group metals are used across aircraft engines, radar, drones, electronics and military power systems: Metals and military technology

Gold miners’ earnings surge but valuations lag: Sprott

Gold producers aren’t getting full credit from investors for stronger profits and tighter spending discipline, Sprott Asset Management says. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index traded at 5.7 times expected...

BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine

BHP (ASX, LSE: BHP) and the supervisors’ union at its Escondida mine in Chile have reached a preliminary agreement to avert a strike at the world’s largest copper operation. Members...

Spotlight: Exploration in Quebec — Part 2

This second instalment of our Quebec Spotlight looks at Opus One Gold, Renforth Resources, TomaGold and Vior Gold, whose projects range from early exploration targets to deposits with defined resources....

World’s biggest manganese producer faces China cost hurdle in battery push

South Africa, the world’s largest manganese producer, is expanding into battery materials but needs buyers willing to pay more than Chinese suppliers charge. Privately held Manganese Metal Co. (MMC) has...

Hycroft hits bonanza gold grades at Nevada mine

Hycroft Mining (Nasdaq: HYMC) drilled the highest gold grades yet at its Nevada mine, extending a high-grade zone it’s assessing for underground production. Hole H26D-6175A cut 19.6 metres grading 30.49...

Podcast: Tungsten supply challenges in China and the West, ft Almonty CEO Lewis Black

This week’s episode features Almonty Industries CEO Lewis Black in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the state of the global tungsten market. Black examines the Chinese and Western tungsten...

Boron One raises Serbia project economics in updated study

Canadian explorer Boron One Holdings (TSXV: BONE) has outlined a higher projected return, annual revenue and after-tax net present value (NPV) for its Piskanja boron project in Serbia. An updated...

Idaho Copper update boosts CuMo’s value, lowers costs

An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Idaho Copper’s (NYSE-A: COPR) CuMo copper-molybdenum-silver project gives it a 46-year life and improves some economics from a previous study but it still...

Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus

The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production is forecast at 3.87 million...

Mining productivity stalls despite advances in automation and AI, says McKinsey

McKinsey finds mining productivity stagnating despite advances in automation and AI, as haulage adoption diverges and exploration costs soar.

Acquire integrates GIM Suite, Envirosys to streamline workflow

Acquire Technology Solutions has integrated its GIM Suite geological data platform with its Envirosys environmental management system to reduce duplication and speed-up […]

Flexicon releases new box dumper with non-contact locking system

Flexicon, a Pennsylvania-based bulk material handling solutions manufacturer, has unveiled its new TIP-TITE Box Dumper. It is designed to transfer materials from […]

Canadian Chrome Company launches First Nations advisory committee

The Canadian Chrome Company (CSE: CACR) says three members of local First Nations have agreed to serve as inaugural members of a […]

Can resource-rich Australia build a battery-grade manganese industry?

Australia has an abundance of manganese, but China dominates downstream; as battery demand increases, some junior miners are exploring HPMSM production.

Froydis Cameron-Johansson named ICMM CEO

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has named Froydis Cameron-Johansson as its new president and CEO. She succeeds Rohitesh Dhawan […]

Seequent unveils AI-solution for drill core analysis

Seequent, a subsidiary of Bentley Systems (NASDAQ: BSY), has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-based image analysis add-on to its Imago platform, a […]

Global copper surplus to more than triple by 2027: ICSG

Refined metal output is set to rebound next year as new smelting capacity comes online, outpacing consumption growth.

Major adds polyurethane dams to FLEX-MAT portfolio

MAJOR has launched its new FLEX-MAT polyurethane dams to bolster its existing wire screen media offering. In mineral processing, dams are used […]

Ionic Rare Earths submits Belfast recycling plant application

Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) has submitted a planning application for a commercial magnet recycling facility in Belfast, UK, as it works to complete project funding.