Rio Tinto, Glencore in M&A talks: Bloomberg
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and Glencore (LSE GLEN) have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. The Australian mining giant and…
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London Symposium JV Video: Nicola Mining advances exploration at high-grade Craigmont copper project in BC
Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM; US-OTC: HUSIF) is focused on its main New Craigmont copper project in southern British Columbia, which hosts some of the highest-grade copper in North America, says…
London Symposium JV Video: Cornejo, Lundin redefine mining sustainability and bold deals
Forward-facing partnerships and sustainable innovation are reshaping the mining industry’s future, Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Amparo Cornejo and Lundin Group’s Adam Lundin told an industry event in…
Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government will review a controversial bill approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August that aims to ban open-pit mining. The proposed legislation…
Ontario pension backs US$100M funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space
Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies announced Wednesday it raised US$100 million led by the investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to expand its ExoSphere exploration platform. The Teachers’ Venture…
Solaris exits Canada for Switzerland with new CEO, board and spin-out plans
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has hired Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) former head of copper as its new CEO and advanced plans to move its office to Switzerland from Canada…
Federal watchdog snaps at climate, Indigenous gaps in Ottawa’s critical minerals strategy
Canada’s auditor general criticized the federal critical minerals strategy for not adequately probing the impact increased mining will have on the environment and Indigenous communities. The government program issued in…
Teck’s Amparo Cornejo named TNM’s first Operator of the Year
Amparo Cornejo, chief sustainability officer at Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), has been named The Northern Miner’s first Operator of the Year. The honour, which will be awarded…
Agnico Eagle, Teck among winners of 2025 PDAC awards
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has unveiled the names of five award winners at its upcoming convention in Toronto on March 2-5. The Bill Dennis Award goes…
Kodiak Copper defers MPD resource in BC to show ‘full potential,’ chairman says
Kodiak Copper (TSX-V: KDK, OTCQB: KDKCF) is delaying the release of an initial resource for its MPD copper-gold project in British Columbia until it achieves a “significant outcome,” chairman Chris…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by polishing its image and educating…
New Mexican president avoids open-pit ban
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, who started this month after winning an election in June to succeed Andrés Manuel López Obrador, so far hasn’t declared she’ll act on her predecessor’s wish…