Glencore’s copper drops 11% as Rio takeover looms
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) copper production fell 11% in 2025, hitting the low end of guidance as weaker ore grades and operational constraints weighed on output, amid intensified investor attention on…
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American Eagle drills long 0.6% copper at NAK in BC
Canadian explorer American Eagle Gold (TSX-V: AE; US-OTC: AMEGF) says new drilling at its polymetallic NAK project in British Columbia has enlarged a discovery zone that could serve as the…
Alamos books new gold in Manitoba and Quebec
Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) said recent drilling at its Lynn Lake project in Manitoba and Qiqavik property in northern Quebec located new mineralization at both sites, potentially boosting the…
Thor outlines million-oz Senegal gold producer
Thor Explorations (TSXV, AIM: THX) says its Douta gold project in Senegal might deliver 82,000 oz. of gold a year as part of the company’s aim to become a multi-asset…
Calls grow for Germany to repatriate U.S.-held gold
Germany is facing renewed pressure to bring home some of its gold held in the United States due to geopolitical uncertainties stemming from the shift in transatlantic relations. The European…
Ivanhoe Electric, SQM explore for Chile copper
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) is teaming up with lithium miner Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE: SQM) to explore for copper on parts of the Atacama Desert in…
Gold surges in record territory around $5,175
The spot price of gold continued to set all-time highs on Tuesday as a nexus of uncertainty propelled the yellow metal. Gold first surpassed the $5,000 an oz. milestone on…
Hecla to sell Quebec mine to Orezone, focus on silver
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) agreed to sell its Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec and a clutch of nearby exploration properties to Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) for up to…
Rio2 pours first gold at Fenix mine in Chile
Canada’s Rio2 (TSX-V: RIO) has achieved first gold production at its Fenix gold mine in Chile, marking the transition from construction to Chile’s newest gold mine. The first official gold…
Titan starts graphite output in New York
Titan Mining (TSX: TI; NYSE-A: TII), a zinc producer in upstate New York, has commenced graphite concentrate production at its Kilbourne demonstration plant. The fully permitted 1,200-tonne-per-year pilot complex is…
USA Rare Earth to raise $3.1B as US takes 10% stake
The United States government is acquiring 10% of USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) – its fourth equity stake in a miner since last July – as part of about $1.6-billion…
Zijin agrees to buy Canada’s Allied Gold for $4B in cash
Zijin Gold agreed Monday to buy Canada’s Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) in a friendly all-cash transaction valued at about $5.5 billion (US$4 billion) as the Chinese miner ramps up…