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marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Endeavour Mining slides Wednesday, underperforms market
Endeavour Mining slides Wednesday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

Endeavour Mining PLC EDV shares dropped 3.59% to £46.16 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.56% to 10,353.77. Endeavour Mining PLC closed 17.86% short…

marketwatch.com - Collective Mining Acquires Final Surface Rights for Colombia Mining Project
Collective Mining Acquires Final Surface Rights for Colombia Mining Project
MarketWatch

The Toronto-based miner on Wednesday said it has entered into final binding purchase agreements with several arms-length vendors for the rights for future mining operations at the Guayabales Project in Caldas. The company will pay $44 million for…

theguardian.com - Patrick Greenfield - This is the story of Weda Bay - and how nature is being sacrificed for mining
This is the story of Weda Bay - and how nature is being sacrificed for mining
The Guardian

Weda Bay is just one example of a global trend that could see the mining industry expand into some of Earth's last areas of wilderness in search of minerals and materials to feed the global economy. Analysis produced for the Guardian by a group of…

thehill.com - Sophie Brams - Petraeus: Iranian mines in Strait of Hormuz creates 'real challenge' for US
Petraeus: Iranian mines in Strait of Hormuz creates 'real challenge' for US
The Hill

Former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus offered a frank assessment of the burgeoning conflict between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Tehran's decision to lay mines in the passageway has created a challenge for the U.S.

marketwatch.com - Robert Schroeder - The next oil scare in the Strait of Hormuz: Mines
The next oil scare in the Strait of Hormuz: Mines
MarketWatch

Potential mining of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is emerging as the next scare to the oil market as President Donald Trump threatens fresh consequences for Tehran. In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said he wants any mines placed into the…

fortune.com - Jon Gambrell - America says it's destroying mine-laying Iranian ships as Trump denies that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz
America says it's destroying mine-laying Iranian ships as Trump denies that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz
Fortune

The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies. As…

dailymail.co.uk - James Gordon For Dailymail.com - US military 'completely destroy' 16 Iranian mine-laying ships
US military 'completely destroy' 16 Iranian mine-laying ships
Mail Online

American forces have destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels close to a major sea passage used to export oil. The White House had earlier warned Iran will be hit 'at a level never seen before' if they place mines on the Strait of Hormuz amid…

coindesk.com - Francisco Rodrigues - Mining giant Foundry to introduce institutional zcash mining pool
Mining giant Foundry to introduce institutional zcash mining pool
CoinDesk

Foundry Digital, one of largest Bitcoin mining pools by hashrate, said it plans to introduce a zcash (ZEC) mining pool by next month, expanding beyond BTC and bringing a large institutional operator into the privacy-focused network. With the new…

marketwatch.com - Mitsui Mining & Smelting 9-Mos Net Y49.05B Vs Net Y52.14B
Mitsui Mining & Smelting 9-Mos Net Y49.05B Vs Net Y52.14B
MarketWatch

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bloomberg.com - Josh Wingrove - Trump Doesn't Think Iran Put Mines in Strait, Touts More Strikes
Trump Doesn't Think Iran Put Mines in Strait, Touts More Strikes
Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said he didn't believe Iran was laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and repeated his suggestion that the war would end soon, even as the confirmation of an emergency oil release did little to calm volatile markets. Asked…

businessinsider.com - Matthew Loh - US forces attack small boats they say are used by Iran to mine the Strait of Hormuz
US forces attack small boats they say are used by Iran to mine the Strait of Hormuz
Business Insider

The US said on Tuesday that it struck multiple Iranian naval vessels, including 16 ships used to lay mines, near the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway responsible for roughly a fifth of the world's crude oil trade. US Central Command posted…

newswire.ca - Collective Mining Ltd. - Collective Mining Acquires All of the Remaining Surface Rights Required for a Future Mining Operation at the Guayabales Project
Collective Mining Acquires All of the Remaining Surface Rights Required for a Future Mining Operation at the Guayabales Project
CNW

TORONTO, March 11, 2026 /CNW/ - Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSE: CNL) (TSX: CNL) ('Collective' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce the execution of final binding purchase agreements ('BPAs') with several arms-length vendors ('Vendors') for the…

foxnews.com - Morgan Phillips - US destroys 16 Iranian mine boats as Strait of Hormuz oil showdown escalates
US destroys 16 Iranian mine boats as Strait of Hormuz oil showdown escalates
Fox News

U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said, in what officials described as a move to prevent Tehran, Iran, from disrupting one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints.

theguardian.com - Mark Saunokonoko - US attacks Iran's mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil
US attacks Iran's mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil
The Guardian

The US military said it attacked and destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait of Hormuz amid reports that Iran has begun laying explosive devices in the strategically vital waterway. Citing intelligence sources, CNN on Tuesday…

bloomberg.com - Gigantic Oil Release Report, Hormuz Strait Mine Threat, More
Gigantic Oil Release Report, Hormuz Strait Mine Threat, More
Bloomberg

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