Strikers Block Mining Route to Chile Copper Giants
Chile’s Escondida and Zaldivar copper mines are facing operational disruption after striking contract workers launched intermittent roadblocks on a critical mining route, creating delays in shift changes and restricting vehicle traffic, according to BHP. The disruptions are centered in the La Negra industrial sector and along the road leading to BHP’s Escondida mine and Antofagasta […]
Nvidia Paid ‘Tens of Thousands’ for Pirated Books After Being Warned They Were Illegal
NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) contacted a controversial online repository of pirated books to obtain high-speed access to copyrighted material for training artificial intelligence models, according to internal company documents filed in federal court. The correspondence, revealed in an amended complaint filed January 16 in US District Court for the Northern District of California, shows an […]
Wyoming Hedges Against Dollar Decline With Historic $10 Million Gold Reserve
Wyoming is quietly betting against the dollar. The state has completed a historic $10 million gold purchase, becoming the first to mandate bullion reserves as the greenback’s global dominance hits a 25-year low. State officials confirmed the December transaction during a January 9 legislative hearing. Wyoming acquired approximately 2,300 ounces of physical gold under Senate […]
Libya Signs $20 Billion Oil Deal to Double Production Capacity
Libya sealed a 25-year oil development agreement on January 24 with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips, marking the country’s largest foreign investment deal since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. The agreement channels more than $20 billion in foreign capital through Waha Oil Company, a subsidiary of Libya’s state-run National Oil Corporation. The deal targets production capacity […]
Ukraine Awaits Signing of US Security Pact After Inconclusive Peace Talks
Ukraine and Russia concluded their first trilateral peace negotiations with the United States this weekend, ending two days of talks without reaching an agreement as territorial disputes remain unresolved. The meetings were the first time officials from all three countries gathered since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described […]
Barrick North America IPO Hinges On Newmont ROFR
Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX) plan to spin off its North American assets is effectively conditional on Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM) consent, because Newmont holds a right of first refusal and approval rights that can constrain any transfer involving Nevada Gold Mines, Barrick’s main North American asset. Documents reviewed by Reuters and former Barrick executives show Newmont […]
Japan Gold Intersects Gold Mineralization Drilling At Mizobe, Encounters Banded Chalcedony Vein
Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) this morning released assay results from two drill holes conducted at their Mizobe Project, found in the Hokusatsu district of southern Kyushu, Japan.
Quebec Joins Canadian Climate Retreat With Five-Year Extension
Quebec will take an extra five years to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets, becoming the latest jurisdiction to scale back climate ambitions as economic uncertainty and trade tensions reshape environmental policy across Canada. Environment Minister Bernard Drainville announced Thursday the province will extend its deadline to reduce emissions 37.5% below 1990 levels from 2030 […]
Antimony Resources Drills 5.10% Sb Over 4.0 Metres At Bald Hill
High grade antimony-bearing stibnite continues to be intersected by Antimony Resources (CSE: ATMY) at their flagship Bald Hill Antimony project in New Brunswick. The company this morning released assay results for nine drill holes this morning, which were conducted under their 2025 exploration program.
Gold X2 Outlines $6.6 Billion NPV For Moss Gold Project At Spot Pricing
Current gold prices are push fresh economic studies to new heights. Gold X2 Mining (TSXV: AUXX) this morning published the results of a preliminary economic assessment for their flagship Moss Gold Project in Ontario, the results of which are highly positive. The project under the base case scenario boasts an after-tax net present value (5%) […]