Cameco signs $2.6B uranium supply deal with India
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) signed an estimated $2.6 billion (US$1.9 billion) agreement to supply uranium ore concentrate to India for use in the country’s nuclear reactors. Canadian Prime Minister…
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PDAC: Vale eyes doubling of copper output, CEO says
Brazilian iron ore giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is targeting a doubling of copper output over the next decade as part of a plan to expand its footprint in three main…
Canada’s critical minerals push faces capital gap: RBC
Canada has channelled just 11% of its mining capital into critical minerals over the past 25 years, leaving the country behind global peers as demand for strategic resources accelerates, a…
RANKED: Top 10 gold miners of 2025
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 after a run that saw prices hit a record more than 50 times. By end of the year, bullion was up by around 65%,…
Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
Tungsten supply crunch to keep prices high: BMO
Tungsten prices have surged fivefold over the past year as prolonged underinvestment and tightening Chinese supply push the market towards what analysts warn could become a severe global shortage. The…
Kazatomprom signs uranium supply deal with India
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s top producer of uranium, plans to sell a significant portion of its output to India, a move that could further tighten the global market for…
CHARTS: US copper glut hides refining crunch
The United States produces more raw copper than it consumes but lacks the processing capacity to turn it into usable metal, leaving manufacturers dependent on foreign refiners, a new report…
Glencore doubles down on copper, keeps M&A in play
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is stepping up its copper ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond, even as it posted a third straight annual earnings decline, while keeping the…
JV Video: The hidden foundation – how rare earths built the modern world
The technologies shaping the future all rely on a single, fragile link: rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 metals are obscure to most — but together, they form the hidden…
CHART: EV battery metals index jumps to 27-month high
December’s raw materials bill for global electric vehicles topped $2 billion for the first time since August 2023 and surging lithium, nickel prices going into 2026 puts battery metals slump…
Bullion rally has legs, Scotiabank says
Sustained central bank buying, heightened geopolitical uncertainty and rising investor flows into exchange traded funds are some of the main factors that could keep propelling gold higher over the coming…