First Quantum explores Taca Taca stake sale: report
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its giant Taca Taca copper project in Argentina as the world’s largest miners and strategic investors…
Financial Matters, M&A
De Beers idles South Africa’s top diamond mine
De Beers will suspend production at its Venetia mine, South Africa’s highest-value diamond operation, for two years as the company cuts costs and streamlines its business to withstand a prolonged…
Study values Ontario graphite mine restart at $183M
A new economic study on a potential restart of Global Battery Materials’ (GBM) Kearney graphite mine in Ontario values the project at $183 million (C$260 million) and pegs future cash flow…
Ottawa invests up to $400M in Teck’s Trail plant for germanium output
Canada’s federal government is investing a potential $400 million as part of an $850-million total investment in Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Trail processing facility in British Columbia…
GoldStone surges as Hong Kong miner takes 21% stake
GoldStone Resources (AIM: GRL) shares jumped on Monday after the Ghana-focused gold developer secured a £3.51 million ($4.6 million) strategic investment from Hong Kong-listed Persistence Gold Group (HKEX: 2489) to…
Opinion: Why generalist investors avoid gold stocks
Gold is trading near all-time highs. Producers are carrying the strongest balance sheets they’ve had in a generation. Margins are at record levels, free cash flow is strong and management teams, by…
AbraSilver study quadruples Argentina project value
A definitive feasibility study for AbraSilver Resource’s (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina quadruples the open-pit mine’s projected value and cuts the payback period to less than…
US government launches $17.5B loan program to accelerate nuclear buildout
In a boost to Cameco‘s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Westinghouse joint venture, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) said it’s planning to provide $17.5 billion in loans to accelerate…
BHP takes $2.3B hit on Jansen potash mine as cost forecast swells again
BHP Group (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) plans to record a $2.3-billion (C$3.25-billion) impairment charge on its giant Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan due to cost and timing overruns for the…
Mining M&A value surges while deal count plunges: S&P
First-quarter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in mining saw combined deal value surge despite a sizeable decrease in the number of transactions, according to S&P Global. The value of transactions…
McEwen sees Grey Fox adding 15 years to Ontario asset
McEwen (NYSE, TSX: MUX) said its Grey Fox project in northern Ontario will add significant gold production and extend the life of the company’s Fox Complex to 2041. A newly…
Oil boosts risk of gold miner cost revisions: Jefferies
Elevated gold prices won’t be enough to help miners offset cost increases of as much as 9% if oil prices remain at current levels through the second half of 2026,…