Japan finds heavy rare earths dominate seabed deposit
Deep-sea samples strengthen Japan’s bid to reduce dependence on Chinese supplies of critical minerals.
Articles by Cecilia Jamasmie
Federal coal could power US for 600 years: new study
USGS survey points to 356 billion short tons remain beneath public lands, reinforcing Trump’s coal agenda.
Equinox-Orla get OK to create No. 2 Canada gold miner
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) (NYSE: EQX) and Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) have secured shareholder approval for their $18.5 billion merger, creating Canada’s second-largest gold producer with expected annual…
Southern Copper maps route to over 1M tonnes by 2029
Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) expects copper production to surpass one million tonnes by 2029 as its flagship Tia Maria project nears the halfway mark, reinforcing the miner’s confidence in a…
Novagold creates $4.2B US gold giant with Donlin deal
Novagold Resources (NYSE-A, TSX: NG) will acquire the Donlin Gold stake in Alaska it does not already own from Paulson Advisors in an all-stock transaction that creates a gold miner…
Eldorado crushes first ore at Skouries, eyes Q3 output
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has processed first ore through the crushing circuit at its Skouries copper-gold project in northern Greece as the company remains on track for first…
Barrick bets on BC with 9.9% Kingfisher stake
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) is acquiring an almost 10% stake in Canadian explorer Kingfisher Metals (TSX-V: KFR) through a $20.9-million private placement, backing the junior’s exploration efforts in…
Lassonde’s Cadillac targets $363M IPO
Cadillac Mines, chaired by Canadian Mining Hall of Famer Pierre Lassonde, aims to raise up to $363 million (US$258 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) that counts Agnico Eagle…
Ex-De Beers chief leads bid for diamond giant
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has selected a consortium led by former De Beers chief executive Gareth Penny as the preferred bidder to acquire its diamond business, according to Botswana’s government….
Orezone restarts Quebec mine after wildfire pause
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) resumed operations at its Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec on Friday evening after a three-day voluntary suspension prompted by nearby wildfire activity, while maintaining its…
Forrest’s $133M tungsten bet rockets EQR shares
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has agreed to buy a 17% stake in EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) from Oaktree Capital Management, sending the Australian tungsten producer’s shares to their biggest gain…
ETM battles Greenland over rare earth ‘expropriation’
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) says Greenland has effectively seized one of the world’s largest rare earth deposits outside China by blocking development of the Kvanefjeld project and refusing to…