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Cuba, Canada, and critical minerals: GEM Mining Consulting
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (481+ words) GEM Mining Consulting reveals there is a less visible vulnerability in Western critical mineral supply chains, following the shutdown of Canada's only cobalt refinery, due to sweeping US sanctions targeting Cuban mining. In late June 2026, Sherritt International shut down its…...
Gold's most important variable revealed
1+ week, 6+ day ago (676+ words) The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports on the recent gold sell-off today." The move follows bullion briefly dipping below US$4, 000 ($5, 806) an ounce this week." That is still a healthy price but certainly down sharply from the high above US$5, 500 only…...
A harder issue to fix compared to pay: MPI Recruitment
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (592+ words) MPI Recruitment Marketing Business Partner Mark Pearce says one of the key reasons behind why Australian mining professionals are leaving the industry is harder to fix in comparison to pay. This news comes after MPI Recruitment conducted a recent survey…...
Managed scarcity: Governments, stockpiles, and defence spending
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1669+ words) Q&A with Rachel Ziemba, Founder, Ziemba Insights Looking ahead, Ziemba sees lasting shifts toward renewables, nuclear, and defence-driven demand, alongside volatility from tariffs and fiscal pressures. For mining and resources, the risks lie in prolonged shortages, but opportunities emerge…...
Goldman Sachs sees "new three" for driving China exports
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (424+ words) China's exports are expected to slow in the short term due to rising energy prices and the supply disruptions from the war in the Middle East. However, Goldman Sachs Research sees medium-term strength driven by China's dominance across solar power,…...
Civil contractors sought at Zeotech's Toondoon Kaolin Project
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (435+ words) Zeotech (ASX: ZEO) has invited civil construction contractors to tender for haul road construction and upgrades for its Toondoon Kaolin Project, 20km south of Mundubbera in Central Queensland's North Burnett region. The company has issued mine site haul road construction contract…...
Larvotto appoints former senator as strategic advisor
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (345+ words) Larvotto Resources (ASX: LRV) has appointed former Senator David Fawcett as Strategic Advisor to assist the company as it positions the Hillgrove Antimony-Gold Project within critical mineral supply chains. The 12-month appointment aims to leverage Fawcett's experience in defence and…...
Gold investors capitalise on volatility
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) The Perth Mint sold 67, 249 troy ounces of gold and 1. 92 million ounces of silver in minted product form during February, amid a rising gold price driven by the US-Israeli conflict. Gold began February under pressure following the sharp sell-off at the…...
South32 places Mozal on care, maintenance
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (231+ words) South32 (ASX: S32) has placed the Mozal aluminium operations on care and maintenance, following six years of engaging extensively with the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, Eskom and other key stakeholders. Mozal Aluminium, located near Maputo in Mozambique, has a smelter…...
Australia's gold output rises: Surbiton
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (491+ words) Surbiton Associates reports Australia's gold mine production totalled 77 tonnes in the December quarter of 2025. Among the operations producing more gold in Q4 2025 than in the previous quarter were Anglo Gold's (NYSE: AU) and Regis Resources' (ASX: RRL) Tropicana Mine, up 28, 600 ounces…...