March 15, 2025 Barrick fined for releasing excessive cobalt into British Columbia river The fine relates to 17 separate incidents between 2021 and 2023 at the now-closed Nickel Plate gold mine.
March 14, 2025 Glencore overhauls embattled Canadian smelters as margins plunge The company’s copper plants in Quebec — as well as several recycling sites in the US — will be absorbed into the miner’s global zinc smelting division.
March 14, 2025 Collective soars again as Agnico invests $44M The deal comes just two days after Toronto-based Collective reported its best assays yet from the Ramp zone.
March 14, 2025 Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record jump in government control over resources in 47 countries since 2020.
March 13, 2025 Orla confident it can find a ‘critical mass of future gold resources’ at Musselwhite mine: CEO Orla has finalized the acquisition of the Musselwhite mine from Newmont.
March 13, 2025 Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminum duties The move follows a separate request for consultations with the US after Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico took effect.
March 13, 2025 PDAC JV Video: High capital costs hold back mining’s clean‐energy shift BBA works closely with clients to test new technologies in real-life situations.
March 13, 2025 NexGen’s Rook 1 uranium project enters final stage approval with CNSC hearings NexGen has proposed Rook 1 as a new underground mine and mill development in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.
March 12, 2025 PDAC JV Video: Major Drilling bets on a mining upcycle, CEO says The company shifts from analog core sampling to delivering AI-powered digital data at the drill site.
March 12, 2025 Column: Bad news for American beer drinkers as aluminum tariffs kick in Some suppliers to the US could be looking to avoid Trump's tariff tantrums by re-directing sales to Europe, suggests Reuters columnist Andy Home.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm