Aussie Alkane adds $2.2B listing to TSX
Confetti, cheers and an electronic bell welcomed Alkane Resources (ASX, TSX: ALK) to the Toronto Stock Exchange Wednesday as its latest listed company. The A$2.3-billion (C$2.2 billion) market cap Alkane…
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PDAC due for investor surge as mining ‘has its moment’
A buoyant BMO metals conference this week marked by rising prices, disciplined miners and renewed deal talk is setting the stage for the world’s largest mining convention starting Sunday in…
Panama growth hinges on Cobre Panama restart: report
Panama’s economy grew 4% in 2025, and business leaders say reopening First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine is critical to lifting growth to as much as 6%…
Podcast: ‘It’s going to take time’—Mackey on hiking West’s metals processing capacity
This week’s episode features Phillip Mackey, a renowned metallurgist and member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the West’s efforts to build…
Mexican security risks highlighted in new reports
Escalating security risks and a legacy of lengthy project approvals are increasing investor scrutiny of mining exposure to Mexico, TD Cowen says. Recent incidents linked to cartel activity — such…
Chile’s right-wing pivot puts mining policy under microscope
Chile is entering a new political phase as a right-wing government prepares to take office, putting mining policy under renewed scrutiny in the world’s largest copper-producing country. In recent years,…
Barrick names new legal, global affairs chiefs
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two new members to its executive committee. James J. McGuire has been hired as Barrick’s…
Botswana Diamonds rebrands, targeting copper
Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) will rebrand as Botswana Minerals and trade under the new ticker BMIN starting Friday as it expands into copper exploration to cut exposure to a prolonged downturn…
Ero Copper eyes $2B value, 24-year life for Furnas
A maiden preliminary economic assessment for Ero Copper‘s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas project in Brazil puts a $2 billion value on an operation that could supply metal for almost a…
Hudbay secures permit for Copper Mountain expansion
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has secured permission from the British Columbia government to proceed with a three-phased expansion of its Copper Mountain open-pit mine that would extend the operation…
Roundup Video: NWT targets 2027 Mineral Resources Act launch
Canada’s Northwest Territories is aiming to finalize regulations for its Mineral Resources Act by mid-2027, a step needed to bring the 2019 law into force and replace parts of the…
BC fast-tracks three projects
British Columbia has selected two copper and a rare earths project for its Critical Minerals Office to co-ordinate environmental assessments and permitting. Northisle Copper and Gold’s (TSXV: NCX) North Island,…