Northern Graphite to build $200M Saudi plant
Northern Graphite (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) agreed with family-controlled Saudi Arabian conglomerate Al Obeikan Group for Investment to jointly build and run a battery material plant in…
Financial Matters, M&A
Glencore holds merger talks with Rio
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and commodities trading giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) are holding preliminary talks about combining some or all of their businesses…
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) agreed to sell the past-producing Cobre Las Cruces copper mine in Spain to an investment fund for up to $190…
Chile loads copper cannon with 13 projects for 2026
Thirteen Chilean copper projects worth $14.8 billion (C$20 billion) are expected to hit key milestones in 2026 as prices rise on fears of a global…
Copper tightness, tariffs set up volatile 2026
Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep up.
Fortescue agrees to buy Alta for $139M in copper push
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) agreed to buy all of Peru-focused explorer Alta Copper (TSX: ATCU; US-OTC: DNCUD) in a C$139 million ($101 million) deal that…
Li-FT Power agrees Winsome deal to expand in Quebec
Canadian lithium developer Li-FT Power (TSX-V: LIFT) agreed to buy Australia’s Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) and add a majority stake in an Azimut Exploration (TSXV:…
Westgold to spin out mining assets, launch IPO on ASX
Westgold Resources (ASX, TSX: WGX) plans to spin off its non-core gold exploration assets in the Murchison region of Western Australia into a new company…
Lundin Gold sees higher costs, stable output in Ecuador
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) said output at its Fruta del Norte gold mine in southeast Ecuador should remain flat over the next three…
Contango Ore agrees $812M deal to buy Dolly Varden
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) agreed to buy Canada’s Dolly Varden Silver (TSX-V: DV; NYSE-A: DVS) to create a mid-tier silver and gold producer by adding…
Aura Minerals lifts gold growth outlook by a third
Aura Minerals (Nasdaq: AUGO) has raised its future production outlook by a third after releasing a new feasibility study for its Era Dorada project in…
DRC rail line may get $1B from U.S. finance agency
The United States may offer as much as $1 billion to revamp a rail line in central Africa that could help facilitate critical minerals shipments…