M&A: strongest first quarter of mining deals in 3 years
Global mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached $21.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking the strongest start to a year since 2023 as deal value and volumes climbed…
Copper
First Quantum loss widens on costs, copper output
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) reported a wider first-quarter loss as higher operating costs and weaker copper production weighed on results, despite raising its full-year output guidance. The company posted…
Kodiak, Teck to create Arizona copper explorer
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK) is teaming up with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: ) to create a new listed explorer to advance two early-stage projects in Arizona. Kay Copper, a…
Trump reverses Minnesota mining ban
United States President Donald Trump overturned a 2023 decision by the Biden administration that had placed a 20-year ban on mining and geothermal leasing across more than 910 sq. km…
Chile bill targets mining boost, tax cuts, permit speed but revisions likely
Chile has introduced sweeping legislation to revive growth and unlock mining investment through tax cuts, labour incentives and faster permitting. The core of the National Reconstruction and Economic Development Bill,…
Luca says drilling expands Campo Morado footprint
New drilling at Luca Mining’s (TSXV: LUCA) Campo Morado polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Guerrero State has expanded high-grade mineralization beyond the deposit’s current resource footprint. Hole CMUG-26-38 in the Largo…
China, Ecuador sign $1.7B deal on gold project
Ecuador has signed a $1.7-billion (C$2.32-billion) mining contract with China’s CMOC Group for the Los Cangrejos project, one of the country’s largest gold deposits, a move that could establish a…
Barrick names North America team ahead of IPO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) announced on Tuesday the members of the new executive leadership team for its North American operations as the miner advances plans to pursue an…
Lundin faces investor push on emissions strategy
Lundin Mining‘s (TSX: LUN) shareholders will vote May 7 on a proposal urging the miner to disclose a full emissions reduction strategy, as investor pressure builds for Canadian companies to match…
Gold-copper explorer Meridian plans London listing
Explorer Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange’s main market this week as it works to advance its flagship Cabaçal gold-copper project…
Gold stocks to watch in ‘structural’ bull market
Gold equities remain undervalued despite a strong start to 2026, Haywood Securities says – with the firm’s mining analysts pointing to a “structural bull market” in precious metals and continued…
Friedland says expansion at ‘vast’ Platreef on track
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says it has achieved three milestones in the stage two expansion of its Platreef mine in South Africa, placing it on track for a…