Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global
Gold was once again the dominant theme of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals within the precious and base metals mining space in 2024, accounting for 70% of the year’s transaction…
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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…
Atex rises on best copper-gold assay yet at Valeriano
Drilling at Atex Resources’ (TSXV: ATX) Valeriano copper-gold project in northern Chile returned results as high as 2.21% copper – the company’s highest-grade intersection yet in mineralized porphyry at the…
Collective soars again as Agnico invests $63M
Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) hit a fresh one-year high after the company secured a $63.4 million investment from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) in a share offering and…
Aris earnings rise on gold price as output falls at Colombia mines, annual results show
Adjusted earnings for Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE: ARMN) gained slightly last year over 2023 even though total gold output at its two mines in Colombia fell by almost the…
Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals
Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record risk increase in 47 countries since 2020.
Bolivia’s lithium deals with China, Russia in limbo
Bolivia is facing mounting public backlash over contracts signed with Chinese and Russian companies late last year to exploit its vast lithium reserves, with community groups arguing the agreements offer…
Collective shares hit 12-month peak on high-grade Ramp zone assay
Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) shares rose 12.5% Thursday and hit a 12-month high after the company reported the best intercept yet in the recently-discovered Ramp zone at its Guayabales…
Citigroup predicts LME copper price to hit $10,000 before US tariffs
The metal climbed in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a probe into copper imports.
Meteoric Resources takes crown for world’s largest clay-hosted rare earths project
Meteoric Resources’ (ASX: MEI) update of its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil makes its 1.1 billion-tonne resource the largest ionic adsorption clay deposit in the world by tonnage and…
Hochschild restores dividend in decade-best results
Precious metals miner Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) reported its strongest financial performance since 2012 on Wednesday and restored its dividend thanks to record gold and silver prices in 2024. The South America-focused…