S&P Global

M&A

Gold dominated M&A again in 2024, S&P says

Total of 62 mergers and acquisitions in 2024 with a value of $26.54B

24 March 2025

EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

Exploration activity starts the year on gains, S&P says

Exploration metrics increased after a slow end of 2024

03 March 2025

BASE METALS

Copper discoveries fall

Junior funding gap

30 September 2024

ENERGY MINERALS

S&P projects increased battery cell manufacturing by 2030

In the short term, however, supply will outstrip demand

28 August 2024

REGULATION

Is the IRA the behemoth scheme we have all been led to believe?

Two years on, are we any clearer as to what the IRA will deliver?

07 August 2024

BASE METALS

S&P downgrades Codelco on increasing debt

The revision follows earlier downgrades from Fitch and Moody’s

21 December 2023

BULKS

S&P revises Nippon Steel rating down on US Steel deal

Nippon is offering a hefty premium for the US steelmaker

20 December 2023

FROM THE CAPITAL

KGL activity report asks questions no one can answer

KGL report looks at copper demand

01 June 2023

RESOURCE STOCKS

Stinger Could Be a Game-Changer

High-grade TREO, niobium, and scandium hits highlight Stinger’s potential

RESOURCE STOCKS

Youanmi Acceleration: 24-Hour Mining Begins

What round-the-clock mining means for timelines, new works, dewatering, and approvals.

RESOURCE STOCKS

Kairos Secures Nyamal Agreement

A look at how the Nyamal agreement unlocks Mt York’s progress, community benefits,

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