December 16, 2024

Sierra Metals shares jump on takeover offer from Peruvian firm

The offer will be priced at C$0.85 per share, which is a 10% premium over Sierra Metals' closing price of C$0.77 on the TSX last Friday.

December 16, 2024

Barrick to halt Mali operations if shipments remain blocked

If Mali continues to impede shipments from Loulo-Gounkoto, the country's largest gold mine, Barrick will cease operations.

December 13, 2024

Fireweed secures US, Canadian gov’t fundings for tungsten project

The US Department of Defense invested about $15.8 million under the Defense Production Act.

December 13, 2024

Canada Nickel secures $14m investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation

The project, on the Indigenous group’s traditional lands, holds one of the world’s largest reserves.

December 13, 2024

Rio Tinto assesses potential for gallium production at Quebec operations

Gallium is on the export ban list to the United States that China’s Ministry of Commerce announced last week.

December 13, 2024

Court approves $74m borrowing to fund Yukon Eagle mine cleanup

A leach pad failure in June released 4 million tonnes of material with ore and cyanide-containing solution.

December 13, 2024

Fireweed’s strong zinc hits at Boundary zone close out 2024 drilling in Yukon

The holes, among 15 drilled at Boundary, stepped out up to 200 metres along strike from the currently defined resource.

December 13, 2024

Australia’s $211 billion nuclear plan to change uranium mining

The opposition's plan would require lifting uranium mining bans in certain states, creating new production hubs.

December 12, 2024

Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report

Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.

December 12, 2024

Canada weighs export taxes on uranium, oil if Trump starts trade war

Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs.