Hercules Metals Assays 0.61% Copper Over 385.9 Metres In First Hole From 2025 Program
Hercules Metals (TSXV: BIG) has released assay results for the first hole conducting under their 2025 drilling campaign at their flagship Hercules Property. The hole was drilled at their Leviathan porphyry copper discovery, where Hercules continues to work to identify further mineralization. Highlights from the results include: HER-25-02 was a 220 metre step out to […]
Qatar Investment Authority Takes US$500 Million Stake In Ivanhoe Mines
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund evidently wants to increase their exposure to metals. Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) this morning indicated that the fund, referred as the Qatar Investment Authority, will be taking a substantial stake in the company. The two parties have come to terms on a financing that will see the Investment Authority take a […]
US Pressures Canada to Honor F-35 Fighter Jet Agreement
The United States is warning Canada of potential negative consequences if it decides to abandon its planned purchase of 88 American-built F-35 fighter jets, as Canada prepares to release a key military review by September 22. US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said in a May 21 CTV interview that canceling the F-35 deal could […]
Hyundai Plant Construction Delayed to 2026 After ICE Raid, South Korea Demands Trump Apology
Construction at a Hyundai–LG electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia will be delayed until the first half of 2026 following a massive immigration raid that detained hundreds of South Korean workers, officials said Friday, while protesters in Seoul demanded President Donald Trump issue a formal apology. Hyundai CEO José Muñoz initially said Wednesday the raid […]
What Trump’s $15B Suit Alleges About New York Times Reporting
President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times Company, four of its reporters, and Penguin Random House in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, related to the last 2024 US presidential election. “On November 5, 2024, President Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election over Vice […]
Uranium Stocks Jump On Plan To Boost US Strategic Reserve
The US will increase its strategic uranium stockpile, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday, in an effort to buffer nuclear fuel security and bolster confidence in long-term nuclear power as electricity demand rises. Russia currently covers about a quarter of US enriched-uranium demand, according to US Energy Information Administration data, and the US fleet […]
Did Trump Family Get Crypto Profits In Exchange For Giving Advanced AI Chips To UAE?
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture founded by the Trump and Witkoff families, announced a $2 billion deposit in May, and two weeks later the White House agreed to give the United Arab Emirates access to hundreds of thousands of advanced AI chips. While seemingly not connected, these parallel moves, when taken together, “blurred the […]
Carney Requires Teck Buyer Must Relocate HQ To Canada
Canada has set a hard approval condition for any takeover of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B): the buyer must relocate its global headquarters to Canada. The requirement was relayed directly to Anglo American by Prime Minister Mark Carney as the British firm pursues a $53 billion, all-share merger that would form “Anglo Teck.” According to reports, […]
Freeland Is Free From Cabinet, Could Land Ukraine Envoy Stint
After approximately 9 years and 10 months holding various ministries, Chrystia Freeland is reportedly leaving the Canadian federal cabinet, with the announcement expected as early as Tuesday afternoon. Freeland is set to leave her current post as Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, reportedly to become a special international envoy for Ukraine. However, she will […]
BC LNG Project Secures Provincial, Federal Approval
British Columbia issued an environmental assessment certificate with 23 legally enforceable conditions for the Ksi Lisims LNG project, while Ottawa the same day approved the project under the Impact Assessment Act. This advances a two-unit floating LNG development on Pearse Island designed for up to 12 million tonnes per year. The provincial certificate follows an […]