December 18, 2025 MEGAMINES: Top 10 most capital intensive bulk mining projects When these stomach-churning capital outlays start to produce returns, they do so in spades and over generations.
December 18, 2025 US development-finance agency targets AI, minerals in expansion A key priority for the DFC’s expanded efforts will be critical minerals, especially in mid-stream processing projects.
December 18, 2025 Ontario, Ottawa sign deal to speed up major projects The deal will bring a “one project, one review” approach to major infrastructure initiatives in Canada’s most populous province.
December 18, 2025 Canada Nickel posts country’s No 1 contained metal district Two new initial resources for its sulphide deposits in northern Ontario now make its Timmins Nickel District the largest undeveloped nickel base in the country.
December 18, 2025 Sierra Madre buys second silver mine from First Majestic in $60M deal The Del Toro operation includes three fully permitted underground mines and a 3,000-tonne-per-day flotation processing circuit.
December 17, 2025 Artemis Gold approves $1B Phase 2 expansion of Blackwater mine The expansion would cement Blackwater's position as "one of the lowest-cost and highest-margin gold operations globally," company said.
December 17, 2025 Tiernan Gold set to debut on TSX Venture Exchange Tiernan Gold heads to the TSXV with a flagship Chile project and Hochschild as its top shareholder.
December 17, 2025 Indonesia may slash nickel output to steady prices The Indonesian government is proposing a 34% reduction in production from this year’s total to 250 million tonnes next year.
December 17, 2025 Scotiabank plans to revive metals desk as prices soar The Canadian bank has hired recruiters to reach out to commodities traders, sales specialists and strategists to staff the unit.
December 16, 2025 Swift Anglo-Teck merger approval shows Canada’s pro-business shift, dealmakers say The rapid approval signals a significant shift in Ottawa's approach to foreign takeovers, particularly in the sensitive critical minerals sector.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
