Rio Tinto, Glencore nix $260B mega-merger
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN) have scrapped plans for a $260-billion merger that would have created the world’s largest mining company. In a statement on Thursday,…
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Barrick eyes North America assets IPO, confirms CEO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) unveiled plans to spin off its North American gold assets into a new publicly listed company by the end of the year as it appointed…
Serra Verde signs $565M US deal for rare earths mine
Latin America’s sole rare earths miner Serra Verde has closed a $565-million funding package with the United States that could carve out a minority equity stake for Washington. The deal…
VRIC Video: Beaty sees Canada-led growth after Equinox sheds Brazil
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-A: EQX) expects its two new Canadian mines to drive a step-change in production as it shifts toward a North America–weighted portfolio, chairman Ross Beaty said….
Roundup Video: Laurion’s silver strike ‘bankrolled’ ancient Athens
A silver windfall more than 2,500 years ago helped turn Athens into the Mediterranean’s dominant sea power, The Northern Miner Podcast host Adrian Pocobelli says. In a presentation delivered to…
Canada defers spot in US critical minerals pact: Globe
Canada won’t immediately take part in a United States plan to assemble allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told the Globe and…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from China by building domestic supply chains….
Infographic: North America’s next rare earths mine?
Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek to secure supplies outside of Chinese control. Exploration…
Saudi plant is ‘wake-up call’ for Quebec, France: Northern Graphite CEO
Northern Graphite’s (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) decision to build a $200-million (C$144-million) battery material plant in Saudi Arabia should serve as a warning for governments in Canada and France, where the miner has been mulling similar…
Opinion: Another US incursion in Latin America
The United States has danced this tune many times in the past, and each time it led to misery, bloodshed or civil war for its southern neighbours. The track record of U.S. intervention isn’t good, and that’s perhaps sobering news for the Venezuelans. Take the period throughout the…
Alamos targets 1M oz in gold output by 2030
Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) predicted annual output will climb 46% by 2028 as expansion work at Ontario’s Island Gold District bears fruit and costs decrease. The stock rose. Gold…
Sprott uranium buying hits milestone
It’s retail therapy this quarter for the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD) which this week bought 250,000 lb. of uranium oxide (U3O8) as part…
How much are Olympic ‘metals’ worth now?
With the 2026 Winter Olympics just days away, anticipation is building as the world prepares for another showcase of the elite winter sport. Around 3,500 athletes from more than 90…
VRIC Video: Wheaton sees 1M oz sooner as production growth accelerates
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) is coming off its best year ever with the help of four new mines entering production and stronger output from existing assets, CEO…
Podcast: ‘Tectonic’ shift towards gold as a reserve currency, ft Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie
This week’s episode features Cam Currie, Senior Investment Advisor at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management and leader of the Currie Metals & Mining Group, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: ‘Tectonic’ shift towards gold as a reserve currency, ft Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie
Podcast: Zambia’s Copperbelt in focus, ft Midnight Sun’s Adrian O’Brien
Podcast: AME BC’s Todd Stone on mining policy, Roundup preview
Podcast: Targeting Fed threatens dollar, ft CPM Group’s Christian on gold, silver
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Global Mining Symposium
London Symposium JV Video: Nicola Mining targets cash flow, resource growth
Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM; US-OTC: HUSIF) president and CEO Peter Espig says its focus on cash flow and copper exploration will create value. The New Craigmont copper project in southern…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario Mines Minister touts critmins, faster permitting
Ontario’s Minister of Mines, George Pirie, says the province has updated its mining rules to speed up permits and attract investment in critical minerals. The provincial government passed the Building…
London Symposium JV Video: Southern Silver drills at Cerro Las Minitas
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) aims to add up to 8 million tonnes in shallow and deep resources to the Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango, Mexico, VP of exploration…