Teck attracts bids from Vale, Anglo American and Freeport
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) is said to have been approached by Vale (NYSE: VALE), Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) on potential deals for the…
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How humanity’s conquest of space will depend on mining lunar water
With an eye to exploring Mars and beyond, space agencies worldwide are looking to mining to supply water, fuel and oxygen needed to send astronauts on longer missions. The target?…
Newmont makes ‘best and final’ bid for Newcrest
The world’s largest gold producer Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT) has upped its bid for Australia’s Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) to US$21.2 billion from the original implied value…
Glencore sweetens offer for Teck with US$8.2B cash incentive
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is stepping up efforts to take over Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) by adding a US$8.2-billion cash component to its original US$23-billion bid for Canada’s largest…
TNM Drill Down: Osisko Mining leads week’s gold assays at Windfall project in Quebec
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt
Without adequate supplies of battery metals, the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 cannot be reached. Here are eight companies who are on the hunt for the metals in…
Anglo American to build green hydrogen hub in central Chile
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has kicked off a program that aims to set a green hydrogen corridor in central Chile to accelerate the decarbonization of the country and transform the…
BofA turns bearish on lithium
New lithium supplies coming to market from at least six new projects in the next six months will exacerbate the price pressures the battery-making ingredient has been grappling with the…
Hochschild Mining walks away from Canadian gold project
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) has informed Skeena Resources (TSX, NYSE: SKE) that it is ending its option to earn a 60% interest in the Canadian miner’s Snip gold project, located…
NGEx shares shoot up 23% on new copper-gold discovery in Argentina
NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX) shares surged Tuesday on results from the first drill program at its Potro Cliffs project in northwest Argentina that reveal a potential major new copper-gold system….
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest lithium mines
Lithium is a crucial component in the batteries that power the electric vehicles the world needs to accelerate the green energy transition. While lithium prices were white hot late last…
TNM Drill Down: Great Boulder hits a homerun at Side Well
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…