Rio Tinto, Glencore nix $260B mega-merger
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN) have scrapped plans for a $260-billion merger that would have created the world’s largest mining company. In a statement on Thursday,…
Metals and Minerals Markets
Roundup Video: Laurion’s silver strike ‘bankrolled’ ancient Athens
A silver windfall more than 2,500 years ago helped turn Athens into the Mediterranean’s dominant sea power, The Northern Miner Podcast host Adrian Pocobelli says. In a presentation delivered to…
VRIC Video: Wheaton sees 1M oz sooner as production growth accelerates
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) is coming off its best year ever with the help of four new mines entering production and stronger output from existing assets, CEO…
AME Video: DRC export curbs revive cobalt, Adamas Intelligence says
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s surprise move last year to curb cobalt exports helped lift prices and pushed higher costs back into the electric-vehicle supply chain, Adamas Intelligence battery-metals analyst…
JV article: ReeXploration plans first drill at Namibia’s Eureka target
ReeXploration (TSXV: REE) is preparing a first‑pass drill program at its Eureka project in central Namibia to test a newly mapped uranium system while advancing an existing rare earths resource…
VRIC JV Video: Trinity One buys Ecuador’s Silver-1
Vancouver-based Trinity One Metals (TSXV: TOM; US-OTC: ARJNF) has agreed to acquire Ecuador’s past-producing Silver-1 mine, a deal CEO Thomas Wood said would give the roughly $9-million microcap a primary-silver…
AME Roundup Video: BC sets 140-day permit timelines
British Columbia will begin processing mineral-exploration permit applications within 40 to 140 days starting April 1, a move aimed at keeping investment flowing after exploration spending hit a record $751…
VRIC Video: Dakota Gold pushes towards Richmond Hill PFS
Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) is advancing its Richmond Hill project in South Dakota’s historical Homestake district towards a prefeasibility study within months and first production in three years, CEO Robert…
Capstone strike at Mantoverde may end this weekend
Talks could end a four-week strike that has idled Capstone Copper’s (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC; US-OTC: CSFFF) Monteverde mine in Chile. Canaccord Genuity analyst Dalton Baretto says the strike could…
Gemfields auction revenue drops 34%
Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) said its annual auction revenue fell 34% to $129 million in 2025, underscoring a sharp slowdown in the coloured gemstone market that mirrors conditions in…
Glencore’s copper drops 11% as Rio takeover looms
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) copper production fell 11% in 2025, hitting the low end of guidance as weaker ore grades and operational constraints weighed on output, amid intensified investor attention on…
B.C. hands Skeena key Eskay Creek permit
Skeena Gold & Silver (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) has picked up a provincial permit for its Eskay Creek gold-silver redevelopment in northwest British Columbia, moving one of Canada’s most closely…