Mosaic to sell Brazilian phosphate mine for US$125M
Tampa-based fertilizer company Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), the world’s fourth-largest potash producer, said on Monday that it has agreed to sell a phosphate mine and tailings dams in Brazil to local…
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Hudbay increases stake in Arizona Sonoran to 9.99%
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has upped its stake in Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU, OTCQX: ASCUF) with the purchase of 11.85 million shares under a private placement. The Arizona…
Altius Minerals wins arbitration decision on Nevada gold royalty rights
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF) says it’s won a partial arbitration ruling that could give the company expanded royalty rights over the Silicon gold district of Nevada. Shares of…
Canada knocks Trump’s claims of resource independence
Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has pushed back against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s recent claim that America doesn’t need anything from its northern neighbour as “simply…
Torex Gold meets 2024 guidance while prepping Media Luna in Mexico
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) says it’s achieved its annual production guidance for the sixth consecutive year even after a brief shutdown last month. The Toronto-based company produced 452,523 oz. gold…
London Symposium JV Video: Geopolitical tensions elevate mining’s strategic role, EY expert says
The growing importance of critical minerals amid rising geopolitical tensions is spotlighting mining’s role in global politics, a London conference heard. Theo Yameogo, professional services firm EY’s metals and mining…
‘Sustained strength’ for gold in 2025: BMO
The outlook for gold remains strong this year based on continued central bank buying; the metal’s role as a hedge against inflation and higher-risk investment in artificial intelligence; and demand…
Faraday’s Copper Creek drill results show resource growth potential in Arizona
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) on Wednesday reported high-grade drill results from its Copper Creek project in Arizona, expanding near-surface and vein-hosted mineralization. Faraday’s drilling supports the theme of…
Lithium Americas raises Thacker Pass reserve
Lithium Americas (TSX, NYSE: LAC) said Tuesday it increased a reserve estimate for the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, the continent’s largest measured and indicated lithium resource, and appointed…
Northern Graphite to restart mill, hike prices
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), the continent’s only flake graphite producer, plans to restart its Lac des Iles mill in Quebec next Monday and raise prices for the battery metal….
Are lab-grown diamonds too bling for their own good?
Diamonds grown in the lab are shining brighter than natural stones by grabbing market share, but their kryptonite could be the low prices and large carats indicating they really are…
US Copper hikes California project value to US$1B
US Copper (TSXV: USCU; US-OTC: USCUF) has highlighted the economic potential of its Moonlight-Superior project in California with a new independent technical report calculating its after-tax net present value at…