Antofagasta’s posts $2B profit, cuts copper outlook
Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has cut its 2026 copper production forecast after extreme weather shut its flagship Los Pelambres mine in Chile, overshadowing a 27% increase…
Financial Matters, M&A
US investor group taps Glencore in bid for Sherritt
A U.S. investor group that includes Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is offering to recapitalize Sherritt International (TSX: S) and acquire control of the beleaguered miner whose…
US unveils $2B of financing commitments for mining
United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced more than $2 billion (C$2.8 billion) in financing pledges for critical minerals and other mining projects that…
NGEx to spin out South American exploration company
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) plans to spin out its Valle Ancho copper-gold project into a new company – a move that will let…
Ottawa approves Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) has secured federal approval to proceed with its proposed Crawford polymetallic mine in Ontario, paving the way for a…
Cameco’s Westinghouse nuclear unit files for IPO
Cameco’s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Westinghouse Electric joint venture filed for a U.S. initial public offering at a yet-to-be-determined date to tap growing investor interest in…
Anglo execs take top jobs in $53B Teck merger
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) executives will hold three of Anglo Teck’s four top jobs after the $53-billion all-share merger with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B;…
De Beers’ $18B diamond empire could fetch $1B
De Beers, the former diamond monopoly once valued at more than $18 billion (C$25 billion), could sell for about $1 billion as Anglo American (LSE:…
Zijin buys Allied Gold stake after $4B deal collapses
Zijin Gold’s planned $4 billion (C$5.5 billion) acquisition of Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) has collapsed after Chinese regulators failed to approve the transaction before…
GBM to buy Lomiko, add Quebec graphite project
Global Battery Materials agreed to buy developer Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) in an all-share deal valued at about $11 million (US$7.9 million) that…
Evolution to buy Carnaby in $149M copper-gold deal
Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) agreed to buy Carnaby Resources (ASX: CNB) in an all-stock deal valued at about A$213 million (US$149 million) that would give…
Agnico bets $60M more on stake in Lassonde-backed Cadillac in Abitibi
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is paying $60 million (US$43 million) for an additional stake in soon-to-be-listed Cadillac Mines (TSX: CADY) as Canada’s…