Dundee in talks to acquire Adriatic Metals for $935M
Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1) confirmed Tuesday it is in takeover talks with Canadian miner Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM). The discussions, first reported by Sky News, could value the UK-based…
Regulatory Issues
Saskatchewan’s first lithium brine project OK’d
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has received approval to start stage one production at its Prairie lithium brine project in Saskatchewan, the province’s first. The green light, granted by the provincial Ministry…
Perpetua gets final U.S. OK for fast-tracked Stibnite
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) says it’s obtained the final federal approval for the $1.3 billion capex Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho that U.S. President Donal Trump fast-tracked in…
Ex-LBMA exec adopts blockchain to trace gold
Sakhila Mirza must turn a decade of rule-making experience at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) into real-world systems as incoming president of New York-based traceability platform, Responsible Gold. Her…
Cobalt deficit due by early 2030s: industry group
Global cobalt demand is projected to rise faster than supply over the next decade, shrinking the current market surplus and potentially pushing the sector into deficit by the early 2030s,…
Early-stage Orca to squeeze ore from seaweed
Marine cultivator Blue Evolution launched Orca Minerals last week in a bid to harvest scandium, palladium and rare earths from seaweed farms. Orca, located in San Jose, Calif., is partnering…
Nova Scotians show support for critical minerals mining
As Canada faces rising economic pressures with the trade threats from the Trump administration, a new poll shows broad support among Nova Scotians for expanding the province’s mining and quarrying…
Gemfields to resume emerald mining in Zambia
Coloured precious stones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) is to resume open-pit mining at its 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, ending a four-month pause triggered by weak market…
Buffett knows resources need rail: ex-Tory leader O’Toole
As U.S. protectionism intensifies under renewed tariff threats and energy pressures, Canada’s former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is calling on the nation to double down on domestic resources and reassert…
Gold Fields to buy Gold Road in $2.4B deal
Gruyere gold mine joint venture partners Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources reach agreement on a friendly deal to consolidate ownership.
Kidnappers kill 13 guards at Peru mine
Thirteen security guards kidnapped from one of Peru’s largest gold mines were found dead on Sunday, in a brutal incident underscoring the worsening security crisis in the country’s Amazonian Pataz…
TriStar Gold’s Brazil project nearly doubles in value
TriStar Gold (TSXV: TSG; US-OTC: TSGZF) has released a new prefeasibility study (PFS) for its flagship Castelo de Sonhos gold project in Brazil’s Pará state with updated cost estimates and…