Gold ETFs log US$21B rise in first quarter, WGC says
Global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) grew by US$21 billion in the first quarter to reach their second highest quarterly level by value since the second quarter of 2020 at the…
Canada
Alpayana poised to let Sierra takeover bid die
Peru’s Alpayana said it’s prepared to let its revised bid for Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; US-OTC: SMTSF; BVL: SMT) expire in two weeks after the Canadian miner urged shareholders to…
Carney would OK projects in two years to Poilievre’s one
Liberal leader Mark Carney is pledging to expand Canada’s mineral exploration tax credit and approve resource projects within two years through a dedicated office. Carney, who faces main challenger Pierre…
PDAC Video: Wyloo targets green design, energy for Eagle’s Nest in Ring of Fire
Wyloo Metals Canada’s approach to its Eagle’s Nest critical minerals project in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region aims to align green energy transition goals with the mine’s design, CEO…
Dryden encounters ‘significant’ visible gold at Elora
Canadian junior miner Dryden Gold (TSXV: DRY; USOTC: DRYGF) says it encountered “significant” visible gold during deeper drilling at its Elora property in Ontario. The newly discovered section in hole…
PDAC Video: BHP works towards 2026 production start for Jansen potash mine
Leveraging a US$10 billion investment to build its Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan, BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is targeting 4.3 million tonnes of production by next year, says project…
Uranium supply could dry up by 2080s: OECD, UN
Global uranium reserves could be exhausted by the 2080s if demand for nuclear energy continues expanding at its current pace, the Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency and the UN’s International Atomic…
PDAC video: Eldorado targets 43% output surge
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is aiming for a 43% increase in output over the next three years over 2023 gold production levels as new projects enter operations and…
Renforth boosts Parbec gold project’s size by 29%
A new resource estimate for Renforth Resources’ (CSE: RFR; US-OTC: RFHRF) Parbec gold project in western Quebec raises the deposit’s size by about one-third, the company says. Measured and indicated…
Ivanhoe shares rise on hydropower boost, output
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a “major turning point” following a sizeable increase in imported hydroelectric…
Mining dominates Poilievre’s speedy permits list
Mining investments make up nearly all the resource projects Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would approve within a year if elected Canadian Prime Minister this month. Campaigning in British Columbia on…
Ontario’s $11B in tariff aid defers mining tax
Ontario plans to provide about $11 billion in relief to workers and businesses to help weather the impact of U.S. tariffs. The support package includes deferring business taxes, including the mining…