Agnico takes 22% of Vizsla in $32M Alaska deal
Vizsla Copper (TSXV: VCU; US-OTC: VCUFF) agreed to buy Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX, NYSE: AEM) Delta and Helm Bay projects in Alaska for shares valued at $32 million (US$23.3 million),…
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SW US Spotlight 2: Rio, Teck, Newmont back juniors
Three major miners are backing junior explorers advancing copper projects in the U.S. Southwest, while a fourth company is pushing to become a domestic antimony and gold producer. Teck Resources…
Baowu eyes stake in BHP’s Jimblebar mine: Reuters
China Baowu Steel Group is exploring an investment in BHP’s (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) Jimblebar iron ore operation in Western Australia, according to people familiar with the discussions cited by…
Faraday drilling boosts Arizona copper cathode case
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) says drilling at its Copper Creek project in Arizona has expanded shallow oxide and sulphide mineralization, strengthening the case for future copper cathode production…
Summer surprises with 3rd highest capital raising
During the period from July 16 to Aug. 14, 2026, the three largest mining financings and credit-facility transactions totalled around $1.74 billion (US$1.25 billion), the third largest capital raising period…
Glencore looms over Anglo-Teck’s $1.4B copper prize: FT
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) could complicate Anglo American’s efforts to capture the biggest gains from its $53-billion merger with Teck (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) as the miners negotiate how to…
Boliden’s $1.3B Nexa buy adds S-American zinc, silver
Sweden’s Boliden (STO: BOL) has agreed to buy Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim’s controlling stake in Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) for $1.3 billion (C$1.8 billion) in shares, giving the European miner a…
Agnico buys Quebec gold junior stake for $57M
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) is investing $57.2 million (US$41.4 million) in Radisson Mining Resources (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) to help revive one of the Abitibi region’s highest grade…
Bunker Hill to buy Silver47 in $163M all-stock deal
Bunker Hill Mining (TSX: BNKR; US-OTC: BHLL) agreed to buy Silver47 Exploration (TSX-V: AGA; US-OTC: AAGA) in an all-stock deal valued at about $163 million (C$225 million) that will create…
Central Nevada Gold on mine hunt: CEO
Privately held developer Central Nevada Gold will look at acquiring other precious metals assets in the state after buying the past-producing Mule Canyon mine from Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX:…
Gold Fields puts $77M in Suriname-focused Founders
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI), one of the world’s largest gold miners, is investing another $77 million (US$55.7 million) to raise its stake in Suriname explorer Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR;…
Arizona Eagle buys three-past producing silver mines
Arizona Eagle Mining (TSXV: AZEM; US-OTC: AZEMF) said it’s acquired about 251,000 sq. metres of land hosting three past-producing high-grade silver mines in Yavapai County, Arizona. The newly acquired properties…