Ontario speeds up Canada Nickel’s Crawford project
Ontario has named Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) polymetallic Crawford project as the second to be advanced under its One Project, One Process (1P1P)…
Iron Ore
Glencore holds merger talks with Rio
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and commodities trading giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) are holding preliminary talks about combining some or all of their businesses…
US focus on Greenland grab misguided: analysts
United States officials are misguided if they think gaining control of Greenland will give them access to a wealth of resources capable of shrinking overnight…
Venezuelan neglect scars mining potential: analysts
Venezuela has significant mineral resources including gold reserves rivalling Peru and Brazil and large dormant projects the government seized more than a decade ago as…
BlueScope Steel rejects $8.8B takeover offer
BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL) has rejected an $8.8 billion takeover bid by U.S. steelmaker Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD) and Australian conglomerate SGH (ASX: SGH), accusing the…
Mineral, metal prices to edge higher: Fitch’s BMI
Most mineral and metal prices are expected to increase slightly this year as robust demand and tighter supply combine with declining tariff uncertainties, according to…
BlueScope plays down $8.8B takeover bid
Australia’s BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL) said Monday it will likely reject an A$13.2 billion (US$8.8 billion) takeover proposal from a consortium led by Kerry Stokes-backed…
Trapper emerges as Saga’s top titanium-vanadium plot
Initial drilling by Saga Metals (TSXV: SAGA; US-OTC: SAGMF) at its Radar iron-titanium-vanadium project in Labrador is revealing high grades at shallow depths that show…
Largo to sell Brazil iron ore for $56M
Largo (TSX, Nasdaq: LGO) has received a binding term sheet for the potential sale of iron ore calcine, a byproduct of its vanadium mining operations…
Axis sues Guinea for $29B over bauxite permit
United Arab Emirates-based bauxite producer Axis International has filed a $28.9-billion arbitration claim against Guinea at a World Bank tribunal after the government revoked its…
Megamines: 10 most expensive bulk projects
With public and government attention shifting to critical minerals, energy transition metals and specialty commodities, and retail investors all-in on rampant gold and silver, here’s…
BHP hit with $253M UK legal costs demand
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) could be on the hook for at least £189 million ($253 million) in legal costs after a U.K. court found…