- Ontario unleashing economic potential of critical mineral and resource development. READ MORE
- Ontario tears down barriers to internal free trade and labour mobility across provinces. READ MORE
- Over the past couple of months, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Manitoba have promoted advancing critical minerals projects and infrastructure. READ MORE
- Trump administration announced a wide-ranging investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to assess risks to supply chains of processed metals and minerals that the government has deemed critical. READ MORE
- April 2025 Financings Report – Deals are up, but total value is down. READ MORE
- BHP Group Ltd. produced 513,200 metric tons of copper in the third quarter of its fiscal 2025, improving from 465,900 metric tons in the year-ago period, as output from the Escondida mine in Chile jumped 16% to 333,600 metric tons. READ MORE
- Newmont Corp. completed its noncore asset divestiture program after closing the sale of the Akyem gold mine in Ghana to Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. for up to $1 billion. Total gross proceeds from the noncore divestments are expected to reach $4.3 billion. Discovery Silver Corp. completed its acquisition of the Porcupine gold operation in Canada from Newmont Corp. for up to US$425 million. READ MORE
- Evolution Mining Ltd. plans to spend almost A$1 billion per year on growth projects over the next five years, but it will only invest when necessary instead of rushing in to take advantage of rising gold prices. READ MORE
- Fortescue Ltd. signed a A$350 million deal with equipment manufacturer Epiroc to acquire more than 50 electric drill rigs in a bid to achieve net-zero emissions. The delivery of the new assets, which are expected to eliminate around 35 million liters of diesel consumption annually, will be completed by 2030. READ MORE
- Rio Tinto Group entered an agreement with India-based AMG Metals & Materials to assess the feasibility of developing a low-carbon aluminum project in India. READ MORE
- China's thermal coal imports from Australia and the US soared above pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to S&P Global Commodities at Sea data. READ MORE
- China's rare earth export curbs could limit US defense capabilities. READ MORE
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