US Pushes SMRs In $800 Million DOE Grant
The US is advancing more nuclear efforts after the Energy Department selected Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services for early deployments of advanced light-water SMRs, with project teams eligible for up to $800.0 million in federal cost-shared funding tied to initial projects in Tennessee and Michigan and positioned for follow-on builds and supply-chain expansion. […]
Talks Reveal BHP Did Offer To Acquire Anglo American For $53B
BHP Group made a roughly $53-billion bid for Anglo American that delivered a 24% premium yet was rejected within hours as the London miner held to its Teck Resources merger strategy anchored in copper expansion. People familiar with the talks told Bloomberg that BHP offered £34 a share late on November 20 compared to Anglo’s […]
First Nations Chiefs Unite Against Northern BC Pipeline Plan
First Nations chiefs voted unanimously on Tuesday to oppose changes to the oil tanker ban protecting British Columbia’s northern coast, challenging a federal-provincial agreement signed last week that could enable new pipeline development. The Assembly of First Nations passed the resolution at its Ottawa gathering, demanding the federal government uphold existing protections and withdraw from […]
Royal Bank of Canada Posts Record Earnings In Q4 2025 As Credit Losses Rise
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) closed fiscal 2025 with a revenue-led earnings surge, but the year also delivered a clear message that credit is getting more expensive again. In Q4, total revenue rose to $17.2 billion from $15.1 billion while provisions for credit losses increased to $1.0 billion from $840 million. Under the topline, […]
Selkirk Copper Appoints Two Members Of Selkirk First Nation To Leadership Team
Selkirk Copper (TSXV: SCMI) has bolstered its executive management team this morning, with the appointment of two Selkirk First Nation citizens to the leadership team.
Altamira Gold Appoints Dr Richard Sillitoe, Porphyry Expert, As Technical Advisor
Altamira Gold (TSXV: ALTA) has strengthened its technical advisor team, announcing this morning the appointment of Dr. Richard Sillitoe to support exploration work being conducted at Altamira’s flagship Cajueiro porphyry gold district in Brazil.
Ivanhoe Expects Up To 420,000 Tonnes Copper Production At Kamoa-Kakula In 2026
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) this morning released guidance for the Kamoa-Kakula complex for the next two years. The release of guidance notably follows seismic events that occurred on site earlier this year, hampering production and forcing the company to suspend prior guidance. While Ivanhoe was originally targeting 2026 production of up to 600,000 tonnes of […]
Collective Mining Drills 8.24 g/t Gold Over 23 Metres At Ramp Zone
Collective Mining (TSX: CNL) is reporting this morning an extension to the Ramp Zone following the receipt of assays from three drill holes conducted on site. The Ramp Zone is part of the larger Apollo system at Collective Mining’s Guayabales project in Colombia. The system as a whole is described as a partially reduced intrusion […]
Southeast Alaska Tribes Takes BC To Court Over Lack Of Mining Consultation
Southeast Alaska Tribes, through the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission, have filed a judicial review in the Supreme Court of British Columbia challenging how the province handled consultation on major mining projects proposed in northwest BC. SEITC says BC failed to consult the commission and its 14 member tribes on projects in the headwaters of […]
Bitcoin Treasury Giant Strategy Pivots To Dividend Cash
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is changing its tune on the “never sell bitcoin” narrative by building a dedicated USD reserve for dividends and interest, even as the disclosure shows no bitcoin sales and still shows incremental bitcoin purchases. On December 1, 2025, Strategy said it established a $1.44 billion US dollar reserve to support payment of […]