RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
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PDAC video: Seequent enables data control for miners with Evo launch, CEO says
Seequent has launched its cloud-based Evo platform to digitally connect geoscience data environments, CEO Graham Grant said in a video interview. Seequent built Evo to solve a problem its first…
PDAC JV video: Longer METC tenure helps industry more, PearTree execs say
Canada’s failure to extend the mineral exploration tax credit (METC) beyond two years permanently keeps the junior mining sector in limbo, PearTree Securities says. A two-year extension, announced on March…
PDAC 2025 JV video: AMC Consultants warns juniors ‘complacency could prove costly’
Consulting engineering firm AMC Consultants advises companies on cutting costs and streamlining operations to withstand economic and policy pressures, regional manager Gene Tucker said. He warned that “complacency could prove…
PDAC 2025 JV video: Exploration has reached its ‘ChatGPT moment,’ Vrify CEO says
Vrify Technology has launched its Dora AI platform, a cloud tool that cuts mineral discovery times from months to mere minutes, according to founder and CEO Steve De Jong. The…
Barrick and Mali halt talks without deal
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) and the Malian government have suspended negotiations before resolving a drawn-out dispute over payments from the country’s largest gold mine. Mali is seeking a settlement payment…
Ecuador’s mining uncertain with socialist in runoff
Ecuador’s mining industry is bracing for potential changes as the nation’s main socialist party gains momentum in the presidential race headed for a runoff in April. Luisa González, a protégé…
Anglo American nears De Beers spinoff
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is moving closer to spinning off its diamond unit, De Beers, after the government of Botswana confirmed interest in increasing its stake in the world’s leading…
AME Roundup: BC’s Eby proposes 3-pronged approach to ‘bizarre’ U.S. tariffs threat
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday outlined a three-part plan to counter proposed United States tariffs on Canadian imports during remarks at a Vancouver conference. Eby says the province…
Saudis tap Aramco for lithium brine extraction
Saudi Arabia has announced a new joint venture between its state-run oil and mining companies — Aramco, the world’s largest in oil, and Ma’aden — marking another step in its…
Barrick halts Mali mine after junta seizes gold
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) followed through with its threat to suspend operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali after the military-led government moved gold stocks to a custodial bank. “Barrick…
Canada knocks Trump’s claims of resource independence
Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has pushed back against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s recent claim that America doesn’t need anything from its northern neighbour as “simply…