Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
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Copper M&A: SolGold weighs higher $1.1B Jiangxi bid
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has opened the door to a takeover from China’s Jiangxi Copper (JCC), which returned with a higher all-cash proposal valuing the company at about £842…
Orla Mining plunges as Fairfax trims stake
Shares of Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) have plunged after Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U) sold nearly half of its stock in the company at a below-market price. The miner…
SolGold rejects Jiangxi takeover amid copper frenzy
The copper miner said it was second takeover approach from Jiangxi Copper in less than a week.
RANKED: World’s 20 biggest gold projects
Gold bugs have been riding a scorching rally in 2025. With a gain of over 50%, gold is one of the best-performing assets year to date, buoyed by strong buying…
Carney formally announces Major Projects
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed the second batch of projects to the country’s Major Projects Office, ones already reported by media outlets this week, as the government seeks…
Nouveau Monde, Northcliff, Canada Nickel on Ottawa’s fast track, CBC reports
The next batch of Canadian mining projects due for federal fast-tracking includes Northcliff Resources’ (TSX: NCF; US-OTC: NCFFF) tungsten proposal in New Brunswick, Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX.V: NOU)…
How Lassonde, MAC, Selby assess Canada’s permitting and Carney’s Major Projects Office
If Canadians were unfamiliar with the Ring of Fire before Game One of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, they were well-versed by…
Canada Nickel on federal short list, Star says
Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) proposed Crawford mine in Ontario may be among a new batch of projects due to join a federal fast track on Thursday, according to…
Barrick starts review to boost predictability, safety
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) says it’s reviewing operations to curtail unplanned downtime and improve worker safety as the Canadian miner shifts its focus to North America. Toronto-based Barrick is…
Newmont’s Ahafo North achieves commercial production
Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM) said its Ahafo North operation in Ghana officially reached commercial production – a key milestone at one of West Africa’s biggest mining projects in recent memory….
Could Barrick’s next CEO break up the company?
Spinning off Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) U.S. assets into a new company or exploring a merger with Newmont (NYSE: NEM) are some of the key options that the…