Glencore Confirms Talks With Rio On All-Share Merger Deal
Glencore has confirmed it is in talks with Rio Tinto about a possible combination of some or all of their businesses, a structure that could include an all-share merger between the two mining giants. The talks point straight at the industry’s core profit pools and strategic bottlenecks, with copper, coal, and iron ore explicitly framed […]
Antimony Resources Drills 8.48% Sb Over 3 Metres, 2.07% Sb Over 27 Metres At Bald Hill
Antimony Resources (CSE: ATMY) has released further assay results from a drill program conducted at their Bald Hill Antimony Project in New Brunswick. The drill program, conducted this past fall, was a phase two program.
Torex Gold Misses 2025 Guidance With 376,586 Ounces Of Gold Equivalent Production
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) last night after the bell released their fourth quarter and full year 2025 production results. The quarter represented the second quarter in which Media Luna contributed to production. Total production in the fourth quarter amounted to 115,066 ounces of gold equivalent, which was comprised of 93,557 ounces of gold, 454,200 ounces […]
US to Control Venezuelan Oil Sales ‘Indefinitely,’ Energy Secretary Says
The US will control the sale of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” rather than simply seizing stockpiled barrels, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday, outlining a plan that would give Washington sweeping authority over the country’s petroleum industry. “We’re going to market the crude coming out of Venezuela — first this backed up stored oil and then […]
Eby Now Wants A Refinery After Opposing Pipeline Builds
BC Premier David Eby is arguing Canada should spend “tens of billions of dollars” on refinery capacity instead of new export pipelines, positioning domestic processing as the hedge against US refinery dependence and new Venezuelan supply risk. That pitch landed amid heightened oilsands market anxiety after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and […]
Steadright To Acquire 75% Interest In Moroccan Copper-Lead-Silver Project
Steadright Critical Minerals (CSE: SCM) continues to collect intriguing assets in Morocco, with the company this morning announcing an arrangement to acquire a historic copper-lead-silver project in the country.
Ecuador Tightens Mining Regulations With New Decree
Ecuador’s government issued new mining regulations adjusting royalty calculations and strengthening regulatory oversight, adding pressure on an industry already required to generate its own electricity amid the country’s ongoing energy crisis. President Daniel Noboa signed Executive Decree 273 on December 31, 2025, modifying mining regulations that have governed the sector since 2009. The decree strengthens […]
US Seizes Russian-Flagged Marinera After Weekslong Chase, Russian Lawmaker Calls for Retaliation
US forces seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in a predawn operation Wednesday in the North Atlantic, successfully boarding the vessel that evaded Coast Guard pursuit for more than two weeks. The operation, conducted by US Navy SEALs transported by the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Coast Guard personnel, seized the vessel approximately […]
Trump Orders Push to Block Institutions From Single Family Home Ownership
President Donald Trump said he is “immediately taking steps” to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes and will ask Congress to codify it, framing the move as a response to housing affordability pressures and stating. “People live in homes, not corporations,” he wrote. The baseline housing stock is large and only partly […]
Trump Targets Defense Contractors Over Buybacks
President Donald Trump escalated pressure on US defense contractors by tying capital return policies and executive compensation to production speed, maintenance performance, and new factory investment, including a stated intent to block dividends and stock buybacks until operational targets are met. In a statement, Trump said defense contractors are issuing “massive dividends and stock buybacks” […]