Petra Diamonds sidelines Finsch mine, cuts jobs
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) is placing its Finsch mine into business rescue and cutting jobs across its South African operations as collapsing diamond prices and a strong rand threaten the…
M&A, Financing and Restructuring
How to dodge the Iran war acid shortage: one miner bought its own plant
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) is moving to protect its $587-million (C$810 million) capex namesake oxide project from a volatile sulphuric acid market in Chile. As the explorer pivots…
Elemental Royalty to buy Vizsla Royalties for $327M
Elemental Royalty (TSX: ELE; Nasdaq: ELE) is acquiring Vizsla Royalties (TSX-V: VROY; US-OTC: VROY) in a $327-million (US$239-million) deal, offering a 31% premium as the company continues consolidating the royalty…
Barrick’s $3B buyback sets stage for spinoff
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) launched a $3-billion share buyback on Monday as the world’s third-largest gold producer seeks to attract investors ahead of a planned spinout of its…
Power Metallic hits 4.4% copper at Nisk in Quebec
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) has hit two more thick, shallow polymetallic intervals at the Nisk project’s Lion zone. Shares rose. Both holes are about 100 metres below…
CIM Connect: Teck chief pushes permits, power lines as Canada’s mining bottlenecks
Canada risks losing the next wave of critical-minerals investment unless it tightens permitting timelines, builds shared infrastructure and backs strategic metals projects that private capital has struggled to underwrite, Teck…
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…
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,…
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…
Agnico lines up $3.7B multi-deal to build Finland hub
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) is lining up a three-part deal to consolidate a district-scale gold camp in northern Finland, anchored by the $2.9-billion (US$2.1 billion) acquisition of Rupert…
New Found Gold finances $205M for Queensway
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; US-NYSE-A: NFGC) says it has locked down $205 million in equity and debt financing for its Queensway development in Newfoundland. The mining company structured the…
Mangrove opens Delta refinery to close lithium gap
Privately held Mangrove Lithium on Thursday opened North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery, adding a missing piece to Canada’s battery supply chain. The facility in Delta, about 30 km…