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Generals join critical-mineral boardroom arms race
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (573+ words) Posted By: Henry Lazenby February 12, 2026 Critical-mineral juniors are snapping up retired U.S. military leaders to help win Washington funding, echoing a playbook uranium producers pioneered years ago when they recast domestic nuclear fuel as a national-security issue. In recent months, developers…...
i-80 Gold secures $500M for Nevada growth
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (683+ words) By: Staff Writer February 12, 2026 i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; NYSE-A: IAUX) surged to its highest in nearly three years on Thursday after securing a $500-million financing package to fund its mine development plans and erase debt. Half the new funding is from…...
Indaba: New Cold War for minerals tests Africa’s ability to leverage huge resources
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (978+ words) By: Chloe Ferreira in Cape Town February 12, 2026 Africa's vast critical-mineral endowment has thrust the continent to the centre of intensifying rivalries between the United States, China and other powers, but its future will depend more on governance and strategy than…...
$1M gold up for grabs as Canada Treasure Hunt begins
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) By: Northern Miner Staff August 27, 2025 There's more than $1 million in physical gold hidden somewhere in Canada, but rather than your grandfather's pick axe and head lamp, only knowledge and wits are needed to find it. "This Treasure Hunt acknowledges the…...