Predictive invests in Awalé alongside Newmont, Fortuna
Predictive Discovery (ASX, TSX: PDI), a gold producer in West Africa, is taking a 12% stake in Awalé Resources (TSXV: ARIC), increasing its exposure to exploration in Côte d’Ivoire. The…
Copper
First Quantum explores Taca Taca stake sale: report
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its giant Taca Taca copper project in Argentina as the world’s largest miners and strategic investors…
Antofagasta banks on stronger second half to hit copper goal
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reaffirmed on Tuesday its full-year production guidance after second-quarter copper output edged lower, betting that stronger production in the second half will lift it…
Canada bets on digital hub to speed mine permitting
Canada is using a centralized digital platform to help accelerate reviews of major mining and infrastructure projects by giving regulators, companies, Indigenous communities and the public access to the same…
Codelco chair puts profit ahead of copper output
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco will prioritize profitability over production growth as it confronts heavy debt, declining output and governance challenges under new chairman Bernardo Fontaine. Fontaine, who became chairman…
Canada’s 20-year mine timeline hits multibillion-dollar wall: report
Canada’s lengthy mine development process is putting billions of dollars in potential critical minerals investment at risk as competing jurisdictions move projects into production years faster, a new study suggests….
Spotlight: Four more companies advancing projects in BC, Prairies & the Far North
Exploration in Canada’s Prairie provinces, British Columbia and the Far North is heating up with summer drill programs, especially for coveted critical minerals. Here’s a look at four more companies with interesting projects to keep an eye…
Mogotes says drilling expands Andes copper-gold target
New drilling by Mogotes Metals (TSXV: MOG) has expanded the company’s Albor target at the Filo Sur copper project in the Vicuña district on the Argentina-Chile border. Hole FS_DDH_016 cut…
Ex-US Navy commander quits NovaRed copper firm over Noem hire
A retired U.S. Navy commander and Democratic congressional candidate this week quit his advisory board role with NovaRed Mining (CSE: NRED), saying he could not remain after the Vancouver company…
Lowry reserves extend Sandfire’s Black Butte copper mine life to 12 years
An updated economic study for Sandfire Resources America’s (TSX-V: SFR) Black Butte copper project in Montana adds reserves over the previous study from 2025, though investment returns remain modest. The…
Spotlight: Four companies advancing projects in BC, Prairies & the Far North
Exploration in Canada’s Prairie provinces, British Columbia and the Far North is heating up with summer drill programs, especially for coveted critical minerals. Here’s a look at four companies with interesting projects to watch. Amarc Resources Amarc…
Deep-sea mining threatens 60% of vent species: IUCN
More than 60% of the rare mollusc species living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents face extinction from proposed seabed mining, prompting the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to renew…