China sets new mining controls, to speed up strategic reserves
The Chinese government plans to impose mining controls on certain minerals to ensure its security of supply, in a move that could further enhance Beijing’s chokehold on the global flow…
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Aya logs high-grade hits at Morocco silver-gold project
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) reported the strongest drill intercept yet on a grade-thickness basis at its Boumadine project in Morocco as the Canadian producer and explorer continues…
SME New York: Critical minerals boom lifts dealmaking
Global mining M&A is gaining momentum this year, driven by a surge in critical minerals deals, rising government intervention and a shift towards supply chain security, speakers said this week…
European Union targets tungsten, rare earths stockpile to counter China’s grip
The European Union has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated stockpile of critical minerals as the bloc steps up efforts to reduce dependence on China for…
Podcast: ‘A scarcity of assets’—Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie talks mining stocks
This week’s episode features Cam Currie, Senior Investment Advisor at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management and leader of the Currie Metals & Mining Group, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about…
Agnico greenlights $2.4B Nunavut gold mine
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) said it will proceed with construction of the $2.4-billion (C$3.3-billion) Hope Bay underground mine in Nunavut with a goal of starting operations in…
Anglo exits coal in $3.9B Dhilmar sale
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal business to privately held Dhilmar for as much as $3.875 billion (C$5.3 billion), completing its exit from the…
Jeff Currie sees gold price pullback before $10,000 run
Gold may face a short-term correction as geopolitical tensions and slowing momentum in central bank buying weigh on investor sentiment, but in the longer-term, the metal’s bull case remains firmly…
Canada fast-tracks Nouveau Monde Graphite’s mine
Ottawa backs the Quebec-based project, billed as the biggest graphite mine in the G7.
Sherritt drops plan to dissolve Cuban assets
Sherritt International (TSX: S) has dropped plans to dissolve its mining assets in Cuba, though operations will remain suspended amid ongoing United States sanctions on the island nation. The Canadian…
Panama has lost $3.5B from mine halt: First Quantum
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said the suspension of its Cobre Panamá copper mine has cost Panama an estimated $3.5 billion in lost economic contribution over the past two years,…
Lithium price spurs MinRes to reboot Bald Hill mine
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is restarting its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia after an 18-month hiatus, citing improved market conditions to support production. The restart follows a significant…