Canada and Alberta have sealed a wide-ranging deal that links deep emissions cuts with a long-term push to grow oil and gas output through new export pipelines and fast-track clean energy infrastructure. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed the memorandum of understanding in Calgary on Thursday (November 27). The MOU outlines a package led by Pathways ...
Barrick Mining (TSX:ABX,NYSE:B) has closed the sale of its Hemlo gold mine in northern Ontario to Carcetti Capital (TSXV:CART.H), completing a transition the company first announced in September and marking one of its most significant portfolio shifts this year. In a statement Wednesday (November 26), Barrick said the finalized divestiture is worth up to US$1.09 billion. The company received US$875 ...
Canada’s 2025 federal budget arrives at a pivotal moment for the country’s economic trajectory. Facing a decades-long productivity challenge, the government aims to reinvigorate growth through carefully targeted investment incentives and strategic reforms. Rather than broad fiscal stimulus, the budget focuses on fostering innovation, modernizing tax credits like the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) program and encouraging private sector ...
South Harz Potash Limited (ASX:SHP) (South Harz or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option heads of agreement to acquire the Glava Copper-Gold-Silver project in south-western Sweden. The acquisition marks the first step in the Company’s transition toward a diversified, multi-asset exploration and development strategy. South Harz Executive Chairman Mr Len Jubber, commented: “The ...
Homerun Resources Inc. (TSXV: HMR,OTC:HMRFF) (OTCQB: HMRFF) (‘Homerun’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that its common shares have commenced trading on the Tradegate Exchange in Germany, one of Europe’s most liquid retail-focused trading platforms, significantly expanding the Company’s access to European and international capital markets at a strategically opportune time for critical minerals and renewable energy investments. You can ...
Statistics Canada released third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Friday (November 28). The data showed that the economy grew by 0.6 percent over the three-month period, following a 0.5 percent decrease in the preceding quarter. The agency attributed the gain to lower imports and higher exports. Leading declines were caused by a drop in imports of unwrought precious metals, ...
Like its sister metal gold, silver has been attracting renewed attention as a safe-haven asset. Although silver continues to exhibit its hallmark volatility, a silver bull market is well underway in 2025. Experts are optimistic about the future, and as the silver price’s momentum continues in 2025, investors are looking for price forecasts and asking, “What was the highest price ...
French nuclear group Orano said that it “strongly condemns” the removal of uranium from the SOMAÏR mine in northern Niger. The company called the transfer illegal and a direct breach of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes’ (ICSID) September ruling, which prohibits the material from being sold or moved without the company’s consent. Orano said it learned of ...
Silver missed the Black Friday sale memo, rising to a new all-time high of US$56.86 per ounce. The white metal’s price rise came after CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) halted trading on the Comex on Friday (November 28), citing a ‘cooling issue’ at a CyrusOne data center located in a Chicago suburb. ‘On November 27, our CHI1 facility experienced a chiller plant ...
Speaking at Benchmark Week, Iola Hughes, head of battery research at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, outlined a market that is undergoing “very strong growth’ and becoming indispensable to energy security. Hughes described energy storage as the fastest-growing segment in the battery sector today. Benchmark expects the market to expand by roughly 44 percent this year, nearly doubling the growth rate of ...