Altius Minerals (TSX:ALS,OTCQX:ATUSF) is making a bet on a lithium market recovery, agreeing to acquire Lithium Royalty (TSX:LIRC) in a C$520 million deal that will expand its exposure to battery metals. Under a definitive agreement announced by the two companies on Monday (December 22), Altius plans to purchase all of the issued common and convertible common shares of Lithium Royalty ...
(TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia / December 23, 2025 ‑ TheNewswire – Harvest Gold Corporation (TSXV: HVG,OTC:HVGDF) (‘Harvest Gold‘ or the ‘Company‘) is pleased to announce the completion of its maiden drill program on the northern and central areas of Mosseau, its flagship project in Quebec’s Abitibi Urban Barry belt, the home to Gold Field’s Windfall deposit. Further is ...
Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SMN,OTC:SMREF) (OTCQB: SMREF) (‘Sun Summit’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement (the ‘Private Placement’) previously announced in the Company’s press releases on December 9, 2025 and December 12, 2025, through the issuance of (i) 67,857,143 charity flow-through common shares in the capital of the Company (each, a ...
Lobo Tiggre, CEO of IndependentSpeculator.com, described uranium’s key role in providing baseload energy, a narrative that is only being heightened by added artificial intelligence data center and electric vehicle (EV) demand projections. “The use case is baseload power. There’s no substitution, and the world is building like gangbusters,” he explained. “If the EV story completely went away, it wouldn’t undo ...
Gold marked a new price milestone on Tuesday (December 23), continuing its record-breaking 2025 run. The spot price rose as high as US$4,511.83 per ounce, hitting that point at 4:04 p.m. PST. Gold spot price chart, December 16 to 23, 2025. The yellow metal’s latest rise caps off what’s been a historic year. After starting 2025 around US$2,640, gold had ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has cemented its role as a key sector for investors, but its path forward is shifting. Several catalysts, including sustained AI infrastructure spending and US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, are poised to drive tech sector growth in 2026; however, massive capital expenditure digestion by hyperscalers, alongside increasing demands for a return on investment and persistent power ...
(TheNewswire) THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. TORONTO, ONTARIO (December 22, 2025) TheNewswire – Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: LME|OTC: LMEFF|FSE: 5YD) (‘LAURION’ or the ‘Corporation’) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously-announced non-brokered ...
Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN,OTC Pink:LUNMF) has agreed to sell its Eagle mine and Humboldt mill in Michigan to Talon Metals (TSX:TLO,OTCID:TLOFF), pivoting its US-based operations to focus on domestic supply. The transaction will see Lundin Mining receive 275.2 million Talon shares, representing 18.4 percent of Talon’s outstanding equity, with a total implied value of approximately US$83.7 million based on recent trading ...
The global lithium market endured a bruising 2025, with persistent oversupply and softer-than-expected electric vehicle (EV) demand driving prices for the battery metal to multi-year lows. Lithium carbonate prices in North Asia slipped below US$9,550 per metric ton in February — their weakest level since 2021 — triggering production cuts and project delays, particularly in Australia and China. Despite brief ...
Nickel prices were stagnant in 2025, trading around US$15,000 per metric ton (MT) for much of the year. The metal’s primary price motivation stemmed from persistent oversupply from Indonesian operations. Overall, sentiment remained weak amid soft demand growth from the construction and manufacturing sectors, and declining interest in nickel as electric vehicle (EV) battery makers began to eye cheaper chemistries. ...