US Senate vote unlocks huge Antofagasta copper project in Minnesota
The United States Senate narrowly voted to overturn a longstanding mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, a move that could revive development of…
Articles by FREDERIC TOMESCO
BC exploration spending sets record on copper appetite
Exploration spending in British Columbia set a new record last year as junior miners turned on the tap amid sustained appetite for copper projects. Exploration…
Uranium Royalty to buy Sweetwater in $1.1B deal
Canada’s Uranium Royalty (TSX: URC; Nasdaq: UROY) agreed to buy privately held Sweetwater Royalties for about $1.1 billion (C$1.5 billion) to diversify and capitalize on…
Iran war, Indonesia curbs to support nickel price: report
War in Iran and output caps in Indonesia are expected to support nickel prices in 2026, though a persistent global oversupply will continue to limit…
American Eagle bids for Pacific Booker to add BC asset
Canadian explorer American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE; US-OTC: AMEGF) offered to buy Pacific Booker Minerals (TSXV: BKM; NYSE-MKT: PBM), arguing that the unsolicited deal offers…
Prolonged Hormuz Strait closure would have ‘profound’ impact on mining: Friedland
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) founder and co-chairman Robert Friedland is warning that a prolonged closure Strait of Hormuz would have a “profound” effect on global…
Nouveau Monde raises $297M as Italy’s Eni takes stake
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX: NOU) is raising $297 million (C$413 million) in a transaction that will see Italian energy giant Eni buy a 12%…
G Mining to buy G2 Goldfields for $3B in Guyana play
Canadian miner G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) agreed to buy G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) in a $3 billion (US$2.2 billion) all-share…
Rock Tech Lithium attracts $200M investment in Ontario processing plant
Canadian property developer BMI Group agreed to invest $200 million (US$144 million) in Rock Tech Lithium’s (TSX-V: RCK) proposed processing facility in northern Ontario –…
Revival sees growth potential at Utah gold mine
Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) said final assays from its 2025 drill program at the past-producing Mercur gold project in Utah underscore the deposit’s…
Versamet Royalties buys $360M gold stream on Skeena’s Eskay Creek in BC
Versamet Royalties (TSX-V: VMET) agreed to buy a cornerstone gold stream on Skeena Resources’ (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) Eskay Creek project in British Columbia in a…
Vizsla drilling extends Poplar copper system in B.C.
Vizsla Copper (TSXV: VCU; US-OTC: VCUFF) said new drilling at the Poplar copper-molybdenum project in central British Columbia has extended the porphyry system’s footprint by…