Anglo American’s falling shares fuel takeover rumours
Speculation about Anglo American (LSE: AAL) becoming the target of a takeover by a rival or a private equity firm keeps mounting, as shares in the diversified miner continue to…
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Teck sells coal assets to Glencore, steelmakers for US$8.9B to focus on copper
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) is selling its coal assets to Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and two Asian steelmakers for US$8.9 billion, Teck said on Nov. 14. Under the deal, which still must…
CMS: State should ‘stay out of the way,’ Garofalo says
Investors must back junior explorers to reverse the global trend of falling gold production while governments should give the industry leeway, Gold Royalty (NYSE: GROY) CEO David Garofalo says. The…
CMS: Ex-Teck CEO Lindsay touts coal sale to boost stock
Don Lindsay, who led Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) for 17 years, backed the company’s case behind selling coal assets to recoup billions in valuation. Teck’s Quebrada Blanca 2…
Ring of Fire Metals, Mincor to fly under Wyloo banner
Ring of Fire Metals, Wyloo Metals, and Mincor Resources (ASX: MCR) are unifying under the brand name “Wyloo” as the company becomes the largest pure-play nickel producer outside of Russia….
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals bids to build copper mine in Zambia within 10 years
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday that it aims to open a new copper-cobalt mine in Zambia within 10…
Lifezone reports strong results at Kabanga nickel project ahead of feasibility
Recently listed Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM), which is 17% held by mega-miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), has reported high-grade results from its completed infill drilling program at…
Upcoming elections in near-bankrupt Argentina could finally unlock the country’s huge mineral projects
Food, energy and now minerals. In a world where competition for raw materials is only increasing, Argentina is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. But the country’s nationalist politics…
Glencore grabs 10% of Stillwater Critical Minerals
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) has welcomed Glencore Canada as a major investor to help advance its portfolio of nickel exploration and development projects in North America. Under…
Glencore bids for Teck Resources coal unit
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) confirmed on Monday it had approached Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) with a proposal to buy the Canadian miner’s steelmaking coal business, in the latest…
Teck’s bid to gain China wealth fund’s backing for coal split hits wall, report says
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is reportedly struggling to secure the support of top shareholder China Investment Corporation (CIC) for a plan to exit…
Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot
Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep sea miners.