Rio Tinto OK’d on $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has secured all regulatory approvals to proceed with its $6.7-billion (C$9.49-billion) acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM; NYSE: ALTM) set to close in early…
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Ivanhoe Electric raises $60M for Arizona copper project
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A: IE; TSX: IE) plans to raise $60 million (C$85.8 million) for its Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona. The company said this week it’s selling 10.25 million…
Taseko projects $42B impact from Gibraltar mine
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has unveiled the results of an economic impact study on its Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia, which reveals the operation…
Southern Copper eyes 2027 start for $1.8B Tía María
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) is pushing forward with its long-delayed Tía María copper mine in Peru, aiming to start production in 2027. The company, a subsidiary of mining giant…
Ecuador’s mining uncertain with socialist in runoff
Ecuador’s mining industry is bracing for potential changes as the nation’s main socialist party gains momentum in the presidential race headed for a runoff in April. Luisa González, a protégé…
Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
Middlemen and local militias steal billions from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) cobalt and coltan trade, fuelling conflict and leaving the nation poor, according to a political analyst. The…
AME JV video: Torr Metals preps to drill in BC’s rich copper belt
Torr Metals (TSXV: TMET) expects in the coming months to receive permits to drill at its Kolos copper-gold project, which sits in the prospective Quesnel Trough in southern British Columbia….
AME JV video: Nuvau sees multiple gold exploration opportunities in Matagami in Quebec
Nuvau Minerals (TSX: NMC) is planning to step up exploration work this year on its Matagami property in northern Quebec, CEO Peter Van Alphen says in a new video. Matagami,…
Video: Faraday Copper drills for PEA update in Arizona
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) is drilling at its main Copper Creek project in Arizona to update its preliminary economic assessment (PEA) in the third quarter. CEO Paul Harbidge…
JV article: PSA and Pronto Xi ERP software power big mines like Blackwater in BC
More than 400 mining companies worldwide depend on Pronto Software’s Pronto Xi ERP to increase efficiencies through streamlined operations and smarter resource management. Toronto-based Pronto Solutions Alliance (PSA) is widely…
Barrick’s global gold reserves rise 23%
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX, NYSE: GOLD), whose stock price has lagged that of rivals amid woes in Africa and elsewhere, said global gold reserves jumped 23% last year after a…
Opinion: As US tech stumbles, focus on commodities
Chinese-owned DeepSeek recently sent a shockwave through Wall Street after claiming its artificial intelligence model was made at a fraction of the cost of its United States rivals. The event…