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Barrick Mining boosts quarterly dividend 140% on record profits

Barrick Mining announced Wednesday a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share for Q4 2025, a 140 percent increase from the prior quarter and the company's boldest move yet in shareholder returns. The gold and copper producer also unveiled a new dividend policy dedicating 50 percent of attributable free......

United States and India boost mining ties after trade pact

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Washington on Tuesday to celebrate a new trade agreement slashing American tariffs on Indian goods and expanding cooperation on critical minerals and energy security. The State Department talks followed......

Copper prices plunge amid broad metals sell-off shaking global markets

Copper prices tumbled sharply on Monday for the second straight session, swept up in a widespread sell-off of commodities that rattled markets from South Africa to London and hammered mining stocks worldwide. The red metal slid toward $5.70 per pound in U.S. trading, extending Friday's steep losses......

Japan extracts rare earths at record ocean depth

Japan announced Monday it has successfully retrieved sediment rich in rare earth elements from 6,000 meters under the Pacific Ocean, achieving the world's first extraction of these strategic minerals at such extreme depths. The breakthrough comes as Tokyo aims to cut heavy reliance on Chinese imports......

DRC: landslide at Rubaya mine could leave at least 200 dead, authorities fear

The Congolese government has expressed concern that at least 200 people may have died in a massive landslide that struck the Rubaya mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday. The site, controlled by the M23 armed group, is one of the world’s largest producers of coltan,......

Türkiye expresses condolences over deadly landslide in DR Congo

Türkiye expressed its deep condolences on Sunday following a deadly landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the tragedy one of the most severe mining disasters in recent history. In an official statement,......

European stocks rebound as record gold prices boost mining sector

European stock markets climbed Thursday, fueled by soaring precious metals prices that propelled mining shares higher, even as technology stocks faced headwinds from disappointing results at SAP. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.6% to 10,217.40 points by midday, while the pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.4%......

Greenland mine uncovers rare earths hit by China's export bans

A Canadian mining firm has made a significant find in Greenland's remote interior, detecting rare earth elements in samples from its established molybdenum deposit. Greenland Resources Inc., listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, re-examined archived drill cores from the Malmbjerg project in east-central......

Denmark says White House talks fail to shift Trump on Greenland

Despite intensified U.S. efforts under President Donald Trump to gain control of Greenland, experts warn that the Arctic territory's extreme climate, remote geography, and lack of infrastructure pose insurmountable barriers no sovereignty change could overcome. The island's vast mineral riches......