Canada’s mineral output value fell in 2023, report finds
The economy of the future depends on minerals and metals from Canada, MAC asserts.
Copper
NGEx Minerals shares soar on Lunahuasi discovery
NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) shares jumped nearly 20% on Wednesday after drill results in Argentina revealed the presence of a bigger underlying porphyry system than previously thought. Drillhole…
Opinion: Canada can fast-track critical minerals and dodge US tariffs
This year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention will be remembered not just for the discussions that took place in Toronto that first week of March. It…
Solaris lands $200M from Royal Gold
Canadian mining developer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has secured a $200-million financing deal from streaming and royalty company Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) to advance its Warintza copper-gold project…
Earthquake reduces Ivanhoe’s Kakula output
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) temporarily suspended its Kakula underground operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to seismic activity. There were no injuries and mills restarted at…
Opinion: The Global Hunger Games of commodities
This article caught my attention last week: ‘Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans.’ The brief: The Trump administration has said it would…
Kazakhstan to build on $1B in investments
Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium producer, wants to diversify its mining sector and build on $1 billion (C$1.4 billion) in private investment over the past five years, a conference in…
Agnico lifts Foran stake but copper project costs jump
Canada’s Agnico Eagle (TSX, NYSE: AEM) is increasing its stake in Foran Mining (TSX: FOM) which is coping with increased capital costs for its McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Saskatchewan. …
First Quantum mine closure sucks $1.7B from Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says its shuttered copper mine in Panama would have contributed more than $1.7 billion (C$2.38 billion) to the Latin American nation’s economy had it remained…
Ivanhoe almost doubles Makoko copper resource in DRC
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) said a new preliminary estimate for its Makoko district discoveries in the Democratic Republic of Congo shows that the resource base almost doubled from…
Rio Tinto bets big on Lithium Triangle’s brine riches
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) is doubling down on lithium, with CEO Jakob Stausholm declaring that South America’s Lithium Triangle is the ideal region to secure the metal critical to…
Target tariffs to leverage West’s crit-mins: Ucore CEO
Targeted rather than blanket tariffs could effectively boost the West’s critical mineral supply in the face of China’s dominance, Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV: UCU; US-OTC: UURAF) CEO Pat Ryan told…