Today’s Top News
Today’s Top News
Key mining news, market moves and developments from Australia, Canada, the US, UK and across the globe.
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Wednesday 4 November 2026
- Falcon Energy Materials PLC Announces Landmark Acquisition of 49% Strategic Interest in Established Graphite Anode ProducerFalcon Energy Materials will buy a 49% non-operating stake in Weihai Hensen New Materials Technology, a graphite anode producer in Shandong, China, for US$22 million cash. Weihai runs a full 25,000 tpa CSPG circuit, has been in commercial production since H2 2025, and complements Falcon's planned 25 ktpa CSPG plant in…
- Galleon Gold Announces Closing of Upsized $30M Bought Deal Private Placement, Including Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option, and Concurrent $7M Non-Brokered Private PlacementGalleon Gold closed an upsized bought deal of about C$30 million, comprising C$7.5 million of flow-through shares at C$1.59 and C$22.5 million of shares at C$1.12, including the full over-allotment. Pan American Silver took a concurrent C$7 million non-brokered placement at C$1.12. Proceeds go to the West Cache Gold…
- Aramco, Maaden Advance $75 Million Minerals Joint VentureMaaden shareholders have approved its mineral exploration joint venture with Aramco, which starts with paid-up capital of SAR197.5 million, held 51% by Maaden and 49% by Aramco. The JV will explore Zone-4, a roughly 182,000 km² Transition Zone on the Arabian Platform, targeting copper alongside zinc, lead and rare…
Tuesday 3 November 2026
- US Strategy Links Myanmar Peace Efforts With Rare-Earth AccessA State Department strategy for the US mission in Myanmar, approved 31 August and published 16 October, ties peace diplomacy to opportunities to access the country's rare-earth deposits. It targets a ceasefire leading to a lasting peace agreement by 2030, at least three multistakeholder forums on fiscal federalism and…
- Sigma Lithium Upsizes and Prices Convertible BondsSigma Lithium (SGML) priced US$125 million of senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2031 at a fixed 7.00% coupon, upsized 25% from US$100 million. Proceeds are earmarked to repay the Synergy Capital secured debt in full, which carries a floating 11.45% rate and matures in June 2027. The bonds convert at US$6.51, a…
- Ero Copper Reports Third-Quarter ResultsEro Copper (ERO) produced 18,345 tonnes of copper in concentrate at C1 cash costs of US$2.51 per pound, with record adjusted EBITDA of US$200.6 million and net income of US$116.2 million attributable to owners. Net debt fell about US$100 million in the quarter to US$353.5 million, taking leverage to 0.5x from 1.2x at…
- Power Minerals Secures AUD 5 Million Cornerstone CommitmentCritical Metals Corp (CRML), through its Australian subsidiary European Lithium (EUR), will invest A$5.0 million in Power Minerals (PNN) through an at-market placement of 35,714,286 shares at A$0.14, taking it to about 8%. The placement includes 17,857,143 unlisted options exercisable at A$0.18 over three years…
- Jaguar Reports Permit Denial in BrazilMinas Gerais's state environmental authority denied the combined Preliminary and Installation Licence for Jaguar Mining's (JAG) Onças de Pitangui underground gold project on 30 October, following a technical opinion on 29 October. The decision cites insufficient technical data and says viability is not demonstrated at…
- Chinese Firms Claim Copper-Cobalt and Tailings AdvancesA Chinese government-owned researcher said it has developed a copper-cobalt smelting technology for processing low-grade ores, while another state-backed firm has unveiled a new tailings development. Kunming Engineering & Research Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy, a Yunnan-based engineering company, said firms are…
- China's Lithium Carbonate Production Forecast to Rise 3.5% in NovemberMysteel's survey has China's November lithium carbonate production schedules at 121,800 tonnes, up 3.5% month on month, after October output of 117,700 tonnes, up 2.7%. Some Qinghai producers have cut schedules substantially for maintenance or weather, offset by spodumene lines lifting capacity utilisation on ample…
