India unveils spacecraft that will look for energy sources on the moon
Chandrayaan-2, India’s second lunar mission, will explore the south side of the moon, a region where no mission has ever set foot. (Image...
DeepGreen closer to mining battery metals from the sea after $150m injection
Canada’s DeepGreen Metals, a start-up planning to extract cobalt and other battery metals from small rocks covering the seafloor, has...
A new theme has emerged in the gold M&A market — report
Momentum is building for M&A across the gold industry driven by the market, balance sheets and shareholders, a report titled An Activist...
Gold price builds momentum as hedge funds add 36% to bullish bets
Gold built on last week's gains on Monday rising 1.5% in heavy volume as investors seek a safe haven amid a widening trade war unleashed...
Minas Gerais signs MoU with tech company to monitor tailings dams
Following the collapse of a dam at Vale’s (NYSE:VALE) Corrego do Feijão iron ore mine back in January, the southeastern Brazilian state...
China gears up to weaponize rare earths dominance in trade war
Beijing is gearing up to use its dominance of rare earths to hit back in its deepening trade war with Washington. A flurry of Chinese...
Sibanye, Lonmin merge to create world’s largest platinum miner
Shareholders of both precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) and struggling rival Lonmin (LON:LMI) approved on...
Kidman Resources accepts Wesfarmers $534m takeover bid
Australian lithium miner Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) announced on Thursday that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with...
Indoor rainforest maker to transform former Australian coal mine
The creator of one of the world's largest indoor rainforests, UK-based charity The Eden project, has partnered with aluminum giant Alcoa...
Victory Metals’ big vanadium find
Vancouver-based Victory Metals (TSX-V:VMX) has big ambitions for its flagship Nevada vanadium project, Iron Point, based on a recent...