Chile’s state-owned copper giant Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) and local lithium producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) (NYSE:SQM) cleared the final major hurdle for a long-planned partnership after China’s antitrust regulator granted conditional approval to the venture. The green light allows the joint venture to move forward, pending formal authorization from Chile’s comptroller, which is widely expected ...

Uncertainty over the autonomy of the Federal Reserve under US President Trump echoes historical executive overreach, and is boosting gold’s safe-haven appeal. In its annual Precious Metals Investment Focus report, published on October 25, Metals Focus highlighted a number of factors amplifying gold’s safe haven appeal and driving prices above US$4,000 per ounce. One of the factors was fears over ...

Torchlight Innovations Inc. (TSXV: RZL) (the ‘Company’), is pleased to announce that the Company has changed its name from ‘Torchlight Innovations Inc.’ to ‘Rzolv Technologies Inc.’ (the ‘Name Change’). The Name Change was approved by the Company’s board of directors on November 3, 2025. The Company’s common shares (the ‘Common Shares’) will commence trading under its new name on the ...

CleanTech Lithium PLC (‘CleanTech Lithium’ or ‘CleanTech’ or the ‘Company’) (AIM: CTL, Frankfurt:T2N), an exploration and development company advancing sustainable lithium projects in Chile, announces an updated resource estimate for its Laguna Verde project following the recent acquisition of additional licences at the project. Laguna Verde is one of the six salars selected by the Chilean Government to be prioritised ...

Perpetua Resources (TSX:PPTA,NASDAQ:PPTA) announced a US$255 million strategic equity investment from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX:AEM,NYSE:AEM) and JPMorganChase to accelerate development of its Stibnite gold project in central Idaho. Under the private placement, Agnico Eagle will invest US$180 million in Perpetua common shares and receive warrants to purchase up to 2,861,229 additional shares at 35, 50, and 65 percent premiums over ...

As humanity edges closer to mining the moon, industry analysts warn that established mining companies, not venture-backed space startups, may dominate the emerging lunar resource sector. The space mining market, projected to reach US$20 billion by 2035, has attracted significant attention from venture capital and government programs, including NASA’s Artemis initiative. Permanent lunar operations aim to target resources such as ...

Plus, we break down next week’s market catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week’s tech market round-up The tech space was marked by heightened volatility this week, with sharp swings driven by concerns over inflated artificial intelligence (AI) valuations and mixed economic data. Global markets gained early in the week, driven ...

Lobo Tiggre, CEO of IndependentSpeculator.com, shares why copper is his highest-confidence trade for 2026, as well as when he will consider buying. ‘I now have probably more cash to put into play than I’ve ever had sitting on the sidelines waiting for this copper buying opportunity,’ he said. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any ...

Statistics Canada released October’s job numbers on Friday (November 7). The data showed a surprise expansion of the Canadian labor market with the addition of 67,000 new jobs during the month, as well as a 0.2 percent drop in the unemployment rate to 6.9 percent. This marks the second consecutive monthly increase, following 60,000 new workers entering the market in ...

Rich Checkan, president and COO of Asset Strategies International, shares his thoughts on the recent pullback in gold and silver prices, emphasizing that both still have room to run. In his view, silver is set to outpace gold in 2026. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article. This post appeared ...