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Gold Edges Up As US Inflation Data Boosts Rate Cut Expectations
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) The price of gold increased earlier this week after the latest inflation data reinforced expectations of the Fed reducing rates of interest. Spot gold saw its price hit $3,347.34 per ounce, representing a .1%...

Mining rates improve as Equinox fine-tunes Greenstone operation
Equinox Gold is working through some growing pains at its new Greenstone Gold mine in northwestern Ontario after a slower than anticipated start. Greenstone, one of Canada’s largest open-pit gold mines, began commercial production last November....
Christian Milau named President at Eldorado Gold
Eldorado Gold Corp. [ELD-TSX; EGO-NYSE] on Friday said Christian Milau will be joining the company as President, effective September 12, 2025. As President, he is expected to oversee key operational and financial functions, while current President...

Climate protestors install Anish Kapoor work on North Sea gas platform
A new Anish Kapoor work highlighting the “butchery” of the fossil fuel industry has been installed by Greenpeace on a Shell gas platform in the North Sea, making it the first artwork to be exhibited from an active offshore gas platform. BUTCHERED...

Heirs Energies to double oil output by 2030, eyes Africa-wide expansion
Heirs Energies has announced plans to double its crude output by 2030 while pursuing expansion opportunities across Africa. This was made known by Chief Executive Officer Osa Igiehon during an interview with Bloomberg at the Namibia Oil & Gas...

Record Gold Prices Drive Mining Stock Rally As Analysts Eye $4,000 Price Target
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) USA News Group News Commentary Issued on behalf of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary – The global gold market is witnessing an unprecedented convergence of...
Trump promises to inspect America’s gold reserves - 3 simpler ways to add gold to your portfolio
Getty Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. The U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox is home to one of the world's most famous gold reserves — or so it’s believed. However, President...

Trump administration faces global backlash over deep-sea mining push
The Trump administration’s plan to unilaterally mine battery metals from the deep ocean floor has drawn strong criticism at recent United Nations talks, with U.S. allies siding with China against the move. Clare Fieseler reports for Canary Media....

Indonesia To Crack Down On Illegal Palm Oil, Mining Ops
Home Asia Indonesia To Crack Down On Illegal Palm Oil, Mining Ops Prabowo added that the government would take action against businesses found to be hoarding and exploiting key commodities in Indonesia. Indonesia will step up its crackdown on...

Bitcoin Heating Up: Home Bitcoin Mining is Going To Heat Europe
Maximilian Obwexer had a problem. He was heating his home in Austria with conventional heating oil, and it was expensive. A tinkerer by nature, and a former engineer having worked on hydropower plants, he was trying to find a better way to heat...

Shamva Mine Invests Over Half a Million in CSR for Shamva District
In an effort to ensure that the community it operates in benefits meaningfully from the resources extracted from its soil, Shamva Mine has in the past two years invested over US$0.5 million into a wide range of corporate social responsibility...

Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals from This Unloved Mineral with No Waste
Megan Danczyk, Aspiring Materials’ lead chemical engineer, holds a scoop of magnesium hydroxide – credit, Aspiring Minerals, released to Spectrum A startup venture in New Zealand has discovered a way to extract critical battery minerals from rocks...

How to Think About Bitcoin Treasury Companies: A Bitcoiner’s Dilemma in the Age of Rampant Speculation
Strategy, Michael Saylor and MSTR have taken over Wall Street. To many people’s chagrin, the suitcoiners and corporates are here: Bitcoin held by corporations in the form of bitcoin treasury companies is hypnotic to look at. It has captured more...

Intel Is Reportedly the Latest Company Trump Wants a Piece Of
After meeting with the CEO of a major tech firm this week, President Donald Trump is apparently set to demand a piece of the company. Unfortunately, it's hardly the first time. Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of Intel, visited the White House on Monday. The...

‘60 Minutes’ runs propaganda for greedy Australian mining company, Trump’s Greenland takeover
Mariane Paviasen Jensen, a Greenland MP for the Inuit Ataqatigiit party and prominent environmentalist, has described a 60 Minutes Australia program shown on Channel Nine on August 10 as a “propaganda broadcast” for an Australian mining company...

Settlement reached in messy Nevada lithium mine water dispute
The developer of what could be the world’s largest lithium mine and a private landowner have reached a settlement following a flurry of lawsuits and appeals over water rights the company says are critical to the construction of the mine. As part...

$5B Federal Funding Transforms Gas Stations into EV Energy Hubs
As the electric vehicle revolution accelerates, traditional gas stations and highway rest stops are poised for a dramatic transformation. A recent article in Wired highlights how a resumption of federal funding could reshape these familiar pit...

ASX 200 surges as mining, energy and financial stocks drive index highs
Highlights,Mining, energy, and banking sectors advanced strongly, pushing the index to new highs,Gains recorded across resources, gold, energy, and financials sectors,Major companies in ASX-listed indices contributed to broad market strength,asx...

Championing women in mining: Tamara Qwatekana appointed GM of Mafube Coal
Mafube Coal has appointed Tamara Qwatekana as its new General Manager, effective 1 September 2025. The 50:50 joint venture between Exxaro Resources and Thungela marks a significant milestone, coinciding with South Africa’s Women’s Month in...

Revealed: report into mine air contamination claims releases findings
The investigation found "copper and zinc were detected in most (water) samples, while lead, manganese, arsenic, chromium, cobalt, and nickel were detected in some samples, generally close to the reporting limit".