Lassonde’s Cadillac targets $363M IPO
Cadillac Mines, chaired by Canadian Mining Hall of Famer Pierre Lassonde, aims to raise up to $363 million (US$258 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) that counts Agnico Eagle…
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Ex-De Beers chief leads bid for diamond giant
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has selected a consortium led by former De Beers chief executive Gareth Penny as the preferred bidder to acquire its diamond business, according to Botswana’s government….
Orezone restarts Quebec mine after wildfire pause
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) resumed operations at its Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec on Friday evening after a three-day voluntary suspension prompted by nearby wildfire activity, while maintaining its…
London Gold offers $25M for Bolivia-focused Bocana
Privately held London Gold LLC is moving towards a $25 million (C$35 million) cash and stock deal for Americas-focused explorer Bocana Resources (TSXV: BOCA), which holds the Escala project in…
Rule Symposium Video: Central banks double gold-buying
Central banks are recasting gold as a monetary asset as sanctions, inflation and credit risk push reserve managers away from paper currencies, World Gold Council Senior Market Strategist Joseph Cavatoni…
Forrest’s $133M tungsten bet rockets EQR shares
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has agreed to buy a 17% stake in EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) from Oaktree Capital Management, sending the Australian tungsten producer’s shares to their biggest gain…
Canada’s first diamond mine to shut down
Canada’s first diamond mine, Ekati in the Northwest Territories, will shut down following a Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling placing it into receivership this week. Arctic Canadian Diamond, a…
Thunder Gold assays suggest Tower Mountain expansion in Ontario
New drilling by Thunder Gold (TSXV: TGOL; US-OTC: TGOLF) at its Tower Mountain project in Ontario has confirmed the deposit’s main trend continues at depth and remains open for further…
ETM battles Greenland over rare earth ‘expropriation’
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) says Greenland has effectively seized one of the world’s largest rare earth deposits outside China by blocking development of the Kvanefjeld project and refusing to…
AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments pour billions of dollars into…
New Pacific boosts Bolivia project value to $2.65B
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-A: NEWP) has strengthened the economics of its Carangas silver-gold project in Bolivia with an updated preliminary economic assessment that lifts the after-tax net present…
Malaysia probes Lynas’ Pentagon rare earths deal
Malaysia is scrutinizing Lynas Rare Earths’ (ASX: LYC) $96-million supply agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense after a parliamentary committee reviewed whether the deal could affect the country’s support…