Nutrien weighs phosphate unit sale
Canada’s Nutrien (TSX, NYSE: NTR), the world’s top potash producer, is reviewing its phosphate business as part of a strategy to simplify operations and boost long-term value. The review could…
South America
Codelco grows copper output despite mine collapse
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco, the world’s largest producer of the metal, expects 2025 and 2026 production to slightly surpass last year’s output, signalling resilience in the face of a…
Teck’s QB upturn bodes well for $53B Anglo merger
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) said on Monday its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile is showing signs of recovery, following months of underperformance that raised questions about…
Gold Fields pays $50M for 12% of Founders Metals
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) agreed to pay about $50 million (US$36 million) to become the biggest shareholder in Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF), which is developing the Antino…
Fortescue’s Forrest doesn’t get critical minerals hype
Fortescue (ASX: FMG) founder and executive chairman Andrew Forrest said on Friday he’s advancing critical minerals projects despite not understanding the “fuss” surrounding the strategic metals. Speaking at Fortescue’s annual…
China to suspend new REE export controls for 1 year
China agreed to suspend a planned expansion of export controls on rare earth elements (REE) for a year after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a broad trade deal with his…
Aldebaran’s Altar copper project may generate $11B
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina establishes “robust” economics and sets the stage for new studies in…
JV article: Tiger Gold developing Colombia’s next mine
As Tiger Gold prepares to list on the TSXV later this year, the company published a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) this month for the Quinchía gold project in Colombia that…
Collective extends Apollo gold system in Colombia
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) has expanded the footprint of its Apollo system at the Guayabales gold project in Colombia and plans to accelerate exploration with as much…
Glencore output on target despite copper fall
Shares in Glencore (LSE: GLEN) climbed on Wednesday after the Swiss miner and commodities trader said it remains on track to meet its full-year production targets, easing investor concerns about…
AbraSilver logs new high-grade gold hits at Diablillos
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) said new drill results at its flagship Diablillos project in northwestern Argentina have expanded the high-grade gold zone east of the Oculto deposit. “Numerous”…
Milei’s win cements US partnership in Argentina
Argentina’s bid to unlock its vast lithium, copper, oil and gas reserves has gained fresh momentum after President Javier Milei led his far-right party to a landslide victory in Sunday’s…