Dundee Precious Metals To Acquire Adriatic Metals For $1.3 Billion
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has entered into an agreement to acquire the UK-based Adriatic Metals, The purchase will see Dundee acquire Adriatic and their Vares mine for a figure of $1.3 billion. The purchase follows Adriatic placing Vares, an underground silver-lead-zinc-gold mine in Bosnia and Herzegovina, into production just last year, with the operation […]
Poilievre Says Pipeline Projects Shouldn’t Require Consensus
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said this week that major infrastructure projects like pipelines should proceed without requiring consensus from all stakeholders and provincial premiers, directly challenging the Liberal government’s approach to energy project approvals. “You’re never going to get everybody to agree on every single project,” Poilievre told reporters on Parliament Hill. When asked whether […]
Aznalcóllar Corruption Case Nears Conclusion | David Gower – Emerita Resources
In this interview, David Gower, CEO of Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO), discusses the company’s potential acquisition of a polymetallic project located in Spain’s Iberian Pyrite Belt and the legal proceedings that may influence this transaction. The conversation examines ongoing corruption trial proceedings and their potential impact on project ownership and development timelines, as well as recent permitting challenges the company has encountered.
This Is What Would Slam the Brakes on Tesla’s Robotaxi Rollout Plan
Texas’ pending Senate Bill 2425 may do what competitors and regulators have not been able to do: park Tesla’s statewide robotaxi rollout before it starts. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set June 22 as the “tentative” launch date for a 10-to-20-vehicle robotaxi pilot in Austin, boasting that the cars will complete the first factory-to-customer delivery […]
PBO Report Says Canadians Still Can’t Afford EV As Liberal Plans to Ban Gas Vehicles by 2035
A fresh note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer flatlines Ottawa’s optimism on electric vehicle affordability, warning that battery-electric vehicles still need to be 29%–33% cheaper than today to hit the Liberals’ Electric Vehicle Availability Standard of 60% zero-emission sales by 2030. “With the removal of fuel charges… the relative ownership cost of BEVs would need to decrease […]
Data Broker Co-Owned By Major Airlines Sold Passenger Data, Flight Records to DHS
A data broker quietly co-owned by airlines including Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines has been selling bulk passenger-flight records to Customs and Border Protection under a 2024 contract that expressly bars the agency from disclosing the source, according to internal CBP documents obtained by 404 Media. The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) sits at the […]
US Evacuates, UK Issues Alert: Something Is Brewing In The Middle East As Iran Talks Nuclear
The UK Maritime Trade Operations office issued what security firm EOS Risk called an “unusual advisory,” warning of an escalation that “could directly impact mariners” transiting the Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. Within hours, oil tankers reported GPS jamming, insurance underwriters widened war-risk premium, and Brent futures jumped past $69. Minutes later, the […]
NexGen Energy Receives Approval For Site Expansion At Rook I Project
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) has seen the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment approve a site program for the continued improvement of the Rook I property. The site program is part of an effort to improve facilities for the continued exploration of NexGen’s expansive land package in the region. The program will see a number of upgrades […]
Cassiar Gold Reports Gold Resources of 2.34 Million Ounces Under Revised Estimate
Cassiar Gold (TSXV: GLDC) has increased the resource estimate for their flagship Cassiar Gold project in Northern BC. The revised resource focuses on the pit-constrained Taurus deposit, which previously saw a resource estimate published in 2022. Highlights from the results include: The cut-off grade within the revised resource estimate has notably been dropped from the […]
Equinox Gold Reduces Guidance Following Greenstone Underperformance
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has issued revised guidance for 2025 in advance of the completion of their business combination with Calibre Mining. The revised guidance, while adding further production from the Calibre operations, has notably seen production reductions from the Greenstone mine. Overall, the revised guidance is calling for proforma 2025 production of 785,000 to […]