CHARTS: Mining M&A surges as Canada deal values hit post-2009 high
Mining companies are rushing into mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a core growth strategy, a shift that is helping drive Canada’s deal market to its highest level in more than…
Articles by Cecilia Jamasmie
Rio2 pours first gold at Fenix mine in Chile
Canada’s Rio2 (TSX-V: RIO) has achieved first gold production at its Fenix gold mine in Chile, marking the transition from construction to Chile’s newest gold mine. The first official gold…
Met coal pipeline grows despite demand slide: report
A surge of proposed metallurgical coal projects could boost global capacity by 52% this decade even as demand is expected to decline, according to a new report from German non-profit…
Zijin agrees to buy Canada’s Allied Gold for $4B in cash
Zijin Gold agreed Monday to buy Canada’s Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) in a friendly all-cash transaction valued at about $5.5 billion (US$4 billion) as the Chinese miner ramps up…
Pope Leo XIV urges ethical mining in Vatican talks
Pope Leo XIV met senior mining and energy executives at the Vatican on Saturday to press for more ethical approaches to resource extraction, signalling a shift in tone between the…
Ivanhoe Atlantic pivots to US IPO after rail deal win
Ivanhoe Atlantic is weighing an initial public offering in the United States later this year after securing long-awaited approval to use a key rail corridor to export iron ore from…
Lundin shares down on lower 2026 copper, gold forecast
Strong Chilean operations pushed Lundin past 2025 guidance and set the stage for higher copper and gold output next year.
South32 backs $35M push at Alaska copper project
The miner has signed off on a $35M work program to advance its Arctic copper project in Alaska through the Ambler JV.
Rio Tinto copper output rises as merger talks loom
Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) copper production rose 5% in the fourth quarter as a surge from Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi underground expansion more than offset weaker output at Chile’s…
DRC pitches copper, cobalt and more to US
The Democratic Republic of Congo has handed the United States a vetted list of mining and processing projects open to American investment, signalling Washington’s most concrete move yet to chip…
Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining: WoodMac
Geopolitical shifts, a rewired energy transition and disciplined capital allocation will define the global metals and mining sector in 2026, according to Wood Mackenzie. “2026 will be a year of…
Venezuela aluminum restart may cost $2.3B: WoodMac
Reviving Venezuela’s idle aluminum industry would require up to $2.3 billion in investment but could help ease a widening supply gap in the Americas, according to a new report from…