December 2025 - Page 4 of 5

MondayDec 08, 2025 9:00 am

Copper Inches Towards $11,500 as Supply Disruptions Trigger Global Concerns

Copper prices registered another record as the week drew to a close after fresh orders for the metal flooding in from Japan and Taiwan caused a large wave of withdrawals from warehouses in a rush that was last witnessed on the London Metal Exchange back in 2013. As Wednesday trading ended, the red metal had risen in price by 2.4% on the LME, going past $11,400 a ton and surpassing an earlier record that the metal had set two days prior. Thus far in the year, copper prices have rallied 30%, with the bulk of those gains coming in the…

FridayDec 05, 2025 2:00 pm

Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) Targets Unexplored Segment of its Atikokan REE Property in Northwestern Ontario with High-Resolution Geophysical Survey

Disseminated on behalf of Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) and may include paid advertising. Powermax Minerals has completed a 1,409-line-kilometre high-resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric survey over its Atikokan REE Property in northwestern Ontario. The survey, conducted by Geo Data Solutions GDS Inc., met Natural Resources Canada and IAEA standards for data quality. Results will help refine structural and lithological interpretations and guide exploration targeting in an underexplored segment of the Atikokan metasedimentary belt. The Atikokan project is one of four REE properties Powermax is advancing across Canada and the United States. Rising global demand for rare earth…

FridayDec 05, 2025 1:30 pm

Numa Numa Resources Inc., Local Landowners Partner to Develop Mainoki Mining Opportunity

Disseminated on behalf of Numa Numa Resources Inc. and may include paid advertisements. Numa Numa Resources Inc. has taken a central role through newly formed agreements that establish a dedicated entity to advance Mainoki’s resource potential. One of these entities governs the Mainoki region, a geologically promising area that has drawn interest for its reported mineralization and exploration potential. The Mainoki region itself represents one of Bougainville’s most compelling untapped opportunities. The Mainoki region of Bougainville is emerging as one of the island’s most compelling new frontiers for mineral development, drawing attention for its geological promise at a time when…

FridayDec 05, 2025 12:35 pm

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Secures Funding to Strengthen North American Supply Chain

Disseminated on behalf of  Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) and may include paid advertising. The Canadian funding package includes up to C$26 million from Natural Resources Canada through its Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, along with as much as C$10 million from FedDev Ontario. Ucore’s facility will utilize Ucore’s proprietary RapidSX(TM) processing technology, which is designed to separate rare earth elements more efficiently than conventional solvent extraction. Ultimately, the conditional funding enables Ucore Rare Metals to advance a Canadian solution to one of the most pressing mineral supply challenges facing North America. The race to secure reliable supplies…

ThursdayDec 04, 2025 11:15 am

Site visit: Silvercorp’s Flagship Ying Mining District continues to impress analysts

Disseminated on behalf of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE-A/TSX: SVM) and includes paid advertisement. Silvercorp management and staff with analysts at the Ying Mining District site in Henan Province, China. SILVERCORP METALS Silvercorp Staff, December 2025 At the largest primary silver mine in China, Vancouver-based Silvercorp Metals (NYSE American: SVM, TSX: SVM) continues to expand capacity and extend the life of the project. These achievements were evident to a group of analysts and investors visiting the site in late October, who observed why Ying will remain a high quality asset for years to come. Located in Henan Province, Ying is about 780 kilometres southwest of Beijing and…

ThursdayDec 04, 2025 10:30 am

Bolivia’s Political Reset Opens a New Chapter for Mining, Representing Fresh Opportunities for New Pacific Metals Corp. (NYSE American: NEWP) (TSX: NUAG)

Disseminated on behalf of New Pacific Metals Corp. (NYSE American: NEWP) (TSX: NUAG) and includes paid advertisement. Bolivia’s new government is signaling a decisive shift toward market openness, foreign partnerships, and investment protection after years of regulatory stagnation. President Rodrigo Paz and Finance Minister José Gabriel Espinoza have emphasized legal security, pro-investment policies, and reducing state barriers to business. The political reset could reshape conditions for New Pacific Metals, which owns two of the world’s largest undeveloped open-pittable silver deposits. New Pacific’s Silver Sand and Carangas projects together have the potential to produce nearly 19 million ounces of silver annually,…

WednesdayDec 03, 2025 10:30 am

Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) Advances Rare Earths Portfolio with New Pinard Milestone, Expanded Targeting at Atikokan

Disseminated on behalf of Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) and may include paid advertising. The company completed its first milestone payment and share issuance under the option agreement to acquire 100% of the Pinard Rare Earths Project in northern Ontario. The Pinard project covers 255 contiguous claims across 5,178 hectares within an alkaline intrusive complex comparable to nearby REE-bearing systems. A new geoscience interpretation at Atikokan Project identified multiple high-priority REE targets, including a structural–geochemical corridor with TREE values up to 1,947 ppm. Powermax continues to build a diversified REE portfolio across Ontario, British Columbia, and Wyoming, including…

WednesdayDec 03, 2025 9:00 am

BYD’s Battery Innovation Seeks to Reduce Dependence on Cobalt and Nickel

BYD, a Chinese electric vehicle maker, is looking to leverage its Blade Battery as a way to reduce the quantity of minerals needed during the manufacture of batteries for EVs. Its battery technology is specifically designed to reduce the amount of nickel and cobalt required in vehicle electrification, and in this way, boost sustainability efforts as the world transitions to greener forms of transport. For a long time, concerns have been raised about the ecological cost of extracting battery minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt. Many have argued that EVs shouldn’t be seen as green technology since the mining processes…

WednesdayDec 03, 2025 9:00 am

Search Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) Is ‘One to Watch’

Disseminated on behalf of Search Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) and may include paid advertising. Search Minerals controls two district-scale rare earth land packages in Labrador, including the Port Hope Simpson–St. Lewis District, a 64-kilometre belt hosting multiple CREE deposits and prospects. Deep Fox and Foxtrot host published mineral resource estimates, with Phase 4 results supporting an updated resource model and feasibility-level work for Deep Fox. Strong community and Indigenous partnerships support responsible development, environmental review, and long-term project alignment with local stakeholders. Extensive historical exploration, including more than 200 drill holes and thousands of channel samples, provides a…

TuesdayDec 02, 2025 11:15 am

Numa Numa Resources Inc. Positioned Amid Rising Geopolitical Interest

Disseminated on behalf of Numa Numa Resources Inc. and may include paid advertisements. Bougainville is home to the historic Panguna Mine, one of the world’s most valuable copper and gold deposits. The U.S. government has reached out to Bougainville in a notable move, with an invitation from ambassador-at-large B. Mark Walker to visit. Numa Numa Resources is positioned as one of the key private-sector entities working on long-term development in the region. Numa Numa Resources is operating in one of the most geopolitically significant mining regions in the world, and recent diplomatic developments suggest that Bougainville’s role in global resource security is drawing…

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