Glencore seeks Canada funding for copper smelter
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s seeking Canadian government funding to modernize its copper processing plants in Quebec – including the century-old Horne smelter and a sister refinery in Montreal. The…
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Canada key as Vale plans base metals profit surge
Vale‘s (NYSE: VALE) base metals business could generate more than one-third of the Brazilian mining group’s pretax profit over the coming decade as production climbs and efficiencies kick in, executives…
Moonshot puts global metals scramble on display
Artemis II is set to lift off tomorrow, spotlighting the geopolitical race for the metals behind modern spaceflight. The flight around the Moon, without landing, will carry astronauts aboard the…
Quebec may delay Horne smelter emissions targets
Quebec has opened the door to giving Glencore (LSE: GLEN) more time to ensure that its Horne copper smelter — the only one of its kind in Canada — complies…
Agnico buys 14% of Cascadia Minerals in Yukon
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE, TSX: AEM) is buying 14% of Cascadia Minerals (TSXV: CAM) to support the Carmacks copper-gold project in the Yukon and regional exploration. Cascadia’s stock sales —…
Americas Gold & Silver sees 30% output rise this year
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE American: USAS) predicts production will climb about 30% this year on the back of rising output from its Galena complex in Idaho and…
Video at PDAC: Seabridge narrows KSM partner search to one
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has narrowed the search for a partner to help develop the $6.4-billion (C$8.8-billion) capex KSM project, British Colombia’s largest, to one preferred but undisclosed…
TMC pushes US seafloor mining hub as loss widens
Deep-sea mining hopeful The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) reported a wider annual loss for 2025 as it advanced plans for a United States-based polymetallic nodule processing hub and took steps to…
Opinion: Why are commodities rising all at once?
It started with gold. Then silver. Then platinum. Then copper, aluminum, uranium, and zinc have all followed too. And now it’s the laggards. Oil, gas, and coal. Is the global economy playing…
Barrick delays Reko Diq, cites Iran war
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX, NYSE: B) said Thursday it will slow development of the giant Reko Diq project in Pakistan because of security concerns in the Middle East. The decision…
Treasure Hunt: Bathurst – The camp that powered the modern world
After the launch of The Great Canadian Treasure Hunt, explorers from coast to coast have been digging into Canada’s mining past – chasing clues, revisiting forgotten camps, and rediscovering the…
Gold strong, but juniors must deliver, Haywood says
Gold’s record run may have lifted junior miners, but Haywood Securities says the next stage will be far less forgiving, with capital flowing only to companies that can deliver results…