Rio Tinto overhauls units, axes execs
Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) new CEO Simon Trott has launched a sweeping overhaul of the miner’s structure, consolidating operations into three core divisions while placing several non-core assets…
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Ivanhoe maintains DRC zinc forecast, hits records
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says a program to remove constraints at its Kipushi zinc mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo was recently completed ahead of schedule and…
Rare earth prices spike as US firm halts China trade
Prices of rare earth elements have surged to their highest level in more than two years after MP Materials stopped shipments to China, Reuters first reported. For the past three…
Marimaca Copper targets 2026 build start on new DFS
Marimaca Copper’s (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) definitive feasibility study (DFS) confirms the Chilean oxide project at the low end of capital intensity among South American copper builds. The DFS, released…
Kenorland starts resource with 26-g gold hit in Quebec
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF) has reported more high-grade assays from the Frotet project in northern Quebec with an initial resource on its Regnault gold system due in the…
Ivanhoe advances Kamoa drainage, plans forecasts
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says draining the East section of Kamoa-Kakula, Africa’s largest copper mine by output, should allow mining to restart early next year while it plans…
Iron ore prices gain after death halts Rio’s Simandou
Iron ore prices climbed to a one-week high on Monday after Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) suspended operations at its Simandou project in Guinea when an incident killed a…
Pan American locks $2.1B takeover of MAG Silver
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has secured final regulatory approval to complete its $2.1-billion (C$2.9-billion) acquisition of MAG Silver (TSX, NYSE: MAG), cementing control over one of Mexico’s most…
Gold boom drives rising costs for Aussie producers
As Australian gold producers set forecasts for their 2026 performance, a clear trend has emerged that sets them apart: costs are expected to rise even as non-gold miners predict lower…
Electra seeks cash for stalled cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (Nasdaq, TSXV: ELBM) says it is restructuring its finances to complete what may be North America’s first cobalt sulphate refinery. The battery metals developer said Thursday it…
Brazil Potash lands offtake for giant Amazon project
Brazil Potash (NYSE: GRO) says it has secured a 10-year commercial offtake agreement with mid-tier fertilizer company Keytrade of Switzerland for the Autazes project in the Amazon, the region’s largest. …
Aldebaran suggests $1.5B to build Altar in Argentina
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says an economic study due next month on its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina will contain a $1.5-billion (C$2.09-billion) construction figure. The preliminary economic…