Trump moves to fast-track deep-sea mining push
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on deep-sea mining that aims to pave the way for offshore resource extraction and cut the country’s critical minerals…
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Calibre hits 13-year high after Equinox sweetens offer
Shares of Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) soared their highest price in 13 years after Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) sweetened its takeover offer right before shareholders were set…
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…
Calibre rises on record gold output
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) increased first-quarter gold production by 16% to a record 71,539 oz. from its three producing mines in Nicaragua and Nevada. Shares rose. The quarter…
Infographic: Copper spheres of control
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Peru’s Alpayana boosts hostile bid for Sierra by 31%
Peruvian miner Alpayana sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) by 31% after the Canadian company rejected its initial salvo. The stock surged. Alpayana is now offering C$1.11 (US79¢)…
Interview: Sierra rebounds under ex-Gold Fields exec
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) is targeting a 10-fold earnings increase this year compared with 2022 as it attracts potential “white knight” investors after rejecting a hostile takeover bid, its CEO…
Vizsla reports high-grade discovery in Mexico
Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) says a high-grade find bodes well to expand its flagship Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico. Hole AM-25-90 returned 653 grams silver per tonne, 4.26 grams gold, 0.02%…
Deep-sea mining scars last decades, but life returns
A new study led by Britain’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed that the effects of a deep-sea mining experiment in the Pacific Ocean more than four decades ago are…
Silver Storm gains strength, nearly doubles tonnes at La Parrilla in Mexico
A resource update for Silver Storm Mining’s (TSXV, US-OTC: SVRS) La Parrilla project in east-central Mexico almost doubles its indicated tonnage, spurring Red Cloud Securities to start coverage on Tuesday….
Torex Gold begins copper production at Media Luna
Canadian bullion producer Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) has achieved first production of precious metal-rich copper concentrate at its Media Luna mine, part of the company’s Morelos Complex in Mexico’s…
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…