Mining

Cascadia Minerals Ltd. and Granite Creek Copper Ltd. have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to create a leading Yukon copper-gold exploration and development company.

Power Metallic Mines Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 313 mineral claims, totalling 167 km², from Li-FT Power Ltd.

NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. and Paulson Advisers LLC are pleased have acquired Barrick Mining Corporation’s 50% interest in the Donlin Gold project.

West Cobar Metals Ltd. has completed the acquisition of an exploration licence E28/2513 in the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia, highly prospective for orogenic gold deposits.

Rio Tinto has officially opened its newest iron ore mine, Western Range, in the Pilbara.

Metso celebrated the groundbreaking of its new service centre in Prince George, British Columbia, on 4 June 2025.

Power Metals Corp has announced the maiden National Instrument 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for the Case Lake cesium project, located in northeastern Ontario.

Mounir Adada, Eclipse Mining Technologies, USA, delves into the data-driven future, highlighting knowledge graphs and ontologies as essential aids.

Vale has announced that its partner, Cummins Inc., has started the successful commissioning of a new ethanol fuel test cell, marking a significant milestone in both companies’ joint project with Komatsu.

The innovation project iBot4CRMs harnesses AI-powered, self-learning robots for urban mining to complement primary sources of critical raw materials and strengthen their supply resilience and competitiveness in Europe.

Mila Resources Plc has announced the results from two additional holes from the Phase 1 drilling programme at the Yarrol Gold Project in Queensland, Australia.

Metso will introduce pilot and demo plants for the development and production of pCAM, supporting customers in their pCAM-related R&D and process development.

Matt Breuillac, Director at Cyber Node, considers how integrated cyber and industrial risk management protects modern mining from operational disruption, data breaches, and regulatory fallout.

Alex Truby, Solutions Engineer, Upstream Tech, discusses harnessing AI for enhanced tailings management.

New research from McKinsey reveals that increasing circularity in copper could significantly lower emissions and help bridge an anticipated 3.6 Mt supply shortfall by 2035.