SSR Mining to divest 80% stake in Çöpler Mine for $1.5bn
The purchaser, Cengiz Holding, must make a $100m (Tl4.4bn) deposit, which will be credited towards the acquisition price. The binding MoU does not include SSR Mining’s stake in the Hod…
PDAC: Ontario shifts metals strategy to defence as EVs stall, mining minister says
PDAC: Ontario shifts metals strategy to defence as EVs stall, mining minister says Ontario is pivoting from battery plant construction in its critical minerals strategy while it adds high-grade iron…
Middle East tensions stall gold and silver shipments in Dubai
The UAE plays a crucial role in the metal market, especially in refining and exporting gold to Asian buyers. Gold is economically moved between trading hubs via passenger aircraft for…
Lindian signs term sheet for Kazakhstan MREC processing plant
Under the proposed structure, Lindian will own 51% of the incorporated JV and RA-Group will hold the remaining 49%. Lindian plans to supply approximately 12,500tpa of monazite concentrate from its…
Maronan Metals secures MDL for silver project in Australia
The licence covers the Maronan deposit and mine infrastructure within the company’s wholly owned EPM. Maronan can now bulk-sample and confirm geology via an exploration decline to 200m depth below…
Vortex Metals starts phase two work at Illapel project, Chile
The project is situated in the Commune of Illapel, Choapa Province, around 250km north of Santiago. The survey will use magnetics, VLF-EM and radiometrics to map structures, assess mineralisation potential…
Blackrock Silver’s Tonopah West project secures Class II air quality permit
The approval was issued by the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection through the Bureau of Air Pollution Control. The permit grants permission for up to 150 acres of surface disturbance…
Sunrise Energy delivers feasibility study for Friedland-backed scandium project
Syerston project in New South Wales. Photo by Clean TeQ. Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL), the Australian scandium miner backed by Robert Friedland, announced Tuesday it has completed the feasibility study for the Syerston project, demonstrating a pathway to 60 tonnes per year…
PDAC: Ottawa details $1.5B road, power fund
PDAC: Ottawa details $1.5B road, power fund Canada officially launched on Tuesday a $1.5-billion First and Last Mile infrastructure fund that had been outlined in November’s federal budget to get…
Shorter commodity cycles reshaping trading, value: McKinsey
Trading revenues in power, gas, metals, mining, agriculture, oil, and LNG dipped from $72 billion in 2024 to $69 billion in 2025. (Stock image by
