Rio Tinto, Glencore Resume Talks on $200 Billion Mining Mega-Merger
Mining giants Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Glencore (LON: GLEN) have revived discussions about combining their operations in what would form the industry’s largest company with a market value exceeding $200 billion. The companies confirmed Thursday they are in preliminary talks about merging parts or the entirety of their operations, potentially through an all-share acquisition […]
Canada, Saudi Arabia Sign Critical Minerals Deal
Canada signed a minerals cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia on January 13, expanding access to critical resources needed for clean energy technology and electric vehicles. The deal comes as Western countries seek to diversify supply chains away from China, which processes approximately 80 percent of global critical minerals despite mounting geopolitical tensions. Critical minerals, including […]
Trump Doubles Down On Negotiating Price Floors For Critical Minerals
President Donald Trump moved to impose negotiated price floors on trade in processed critical minerals and their derivative products by signing a Section 232 proclamation directing the Commerce Secretary and the US Trade Representative to jointly negotiate import-adjustment agreements with trading partners covering PCMDPs from any country. The proclamation frames the objective as addressing a […]
Montage Gold Bumps First Gold Pour At Kone Up To Q4 2026
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU) is said to be ahead of schedule for the development of their flagship Kone project in Cote d’Ivoire, with the first gold pour now expected in Q4 2026, versus the prior guidance of Q2 2027. That first gold pour is expected to occur via the oxide circuit, while the hard rock […]
IAMGOLD Reports 2025 Production Of 765,900 Ounces, Achieving Guidance Midpoint
IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) has joined the small group of producers who met guidance in 2025. The company this morning released their fourth quarter and full year 2025 production results, signaling that they managed to achieve their guidance midpoint. The fourth quarter saw IAMGOLD report consolidated production of 242,400 ounces of gold, a substantial increase over […]
Moon River Moly: The Davidson Moly-Copper-Tungsten PEA
We might be amid one of the hottest commodities markets in the last decade. But it’s been a slow start to 2026 in terms of major announcements. We’re a week in and we’ve yet to see someone announce a major transaction or release an economic study. That might sound ridiculous. But December saw a slate […]
Integra: The DeLamar Heap Leach Feasibility Study
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR) has finally released its feasibility study for the DeLamar Gold-Silver Heap Leach Project. And with gold and silver gaining momentum, the timing couldn’t be better. The study shows a shift in strategy. They’ve dropped the milling component and gone heap leach only, cutting the mine life to 10 years but holding […]
Highlander Silver: The Saviour Of Bear Creek Mining
In the waning days of 2025, there was one final M&A transaction that was announced to cap off a year of rising activity within the precious metal space. Unlike a lot of arrangements conducted in the junior space in 2025, this transaction was backed by a number of major names in the industry.. Eric Sprott. […]
Alta Copper Gets Acquired: Were Shareholders Robbed?
There’s another transaction afoot in the junior mining world. But rather than celebrate, investors behind this deal are rather displeased. And they’re making it known across the message boards this week. That transaction is the acquisition of Alta Copper (TSX: ATCU) by Fortescue Ltd. To Fortescue’s credit, there is in fact a significant premium at […]
Dolly Varden Silver: The Contango ORE Merger
Shawn Khunkhun over at Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV) has spent 2025 making big moves. First, he got the stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Then what followed was a succession of moves to better position Dolly within BC’s golden triangle. He made a deal to acquire Hecla’s massive land package adjacent to […]