Agnico now owns 94% of O3, extends offer to Feb 3
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) has moved one step closer to its planned takeover of O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII). Toronto-based Agnico, the second-largest gold miner by stock market value, has acquired…
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Fortuna posts record precious metals output in 2024
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) reported record production results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 from its five operating mines abroad. For the whole of 2024, Fortuna…
Canadian mining code being updated
Canadian securities regulators are aiming to publish proposed revisions to the country’s NI 43-101 mining industry reporting standards in February, a senior geologist with the process says. The industry is…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario Mines Minister touts critmins, faster permitting
Ontario’s Minister of Mines, George Pirie, says the province has updated its mining rules to speed up permits and attract investment in critical minerals. The provincial government passed the Building…
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…
Vale Base Metals mulls Manitoba exit
Vale‘s (NYSE: VALE) base metals subsidiary said Thursday it has started a strategic review to consider selling its nickel mining and exploration assets in Manitoba. The review is to…
Teck sees copper supply/demand win
Soaring demand for electric vehicles and power plants should support copper prices over the coming decades as supply constraints continue to plague the industry, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE:…
London Symposium JV Video: PurePoint Uranium explores with big partners
PurePoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) is cutting exploration costs in northern Saskatchewan’s uranium-rich Athabasca Basin through joint ventures with major players, CEO Chris Frostad says. These include Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE:…
Artemis starts Blackwater gold milling in BC
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) says it’s begun milling ore this week at the Blackwater mine in British Columbia as it prepares for an initial gold pour this month.The Vancouver-based company…
Sitka doubles RC project’s gold in Yukon
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) (OTCQB: SITKF) has more than doubled the gold resource for its Blackjack deposit in the Yukon. The explorer’s first result in the indicated category amounts to…
Wiring, energy, geopolitics drive 2025 metals: Sprott
Critical metals, uranium and gold will shine this year driven by accelerating deglobalization and energy security demands, Sprott said in a special report Monday. Broader trade conflicts affecting allies and…
Power Nickel says drill results boost confidence in Lion zone’s potential
Canadian junior explorer Power Nickel (TSX-V: PNPN) reported high-grade assay results from recent drilling in the Lion zone of its majority-owned Nisk property in Quebec that the company says boosts confidence…