Gold's meteoric rally, fueled by waning confidence in U.S. fiscal policy and soaring inflation, has not only pushed prices past the historic US$3,300 per ounce mark in early 2025 but also opened the door to even more ambitious forecasts. Some analysts now predict a climb to US$4,000 within the next 12 to 18 months. With this in mind, gold-focused equities and Canadian gold producers are gaining renewed attention for offering high leverage to rising bullion prices within a stable jurisdict

Alcoa Corporation plans to announce its second quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Alcoa will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2025 financial results on July 16, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT (July 17, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. AEST). The call will be webcast live via Alcoa's website, www.alcoa.com. The second quarter 2025 earnings press release with financial results, and a related pre

Canada's aluminium industry welcomes Finance Canada's announcement of a series of measures to protect Canadian aluminium producers and workers. "We find that these announcements strike the right balance between sending a strong signal towards focused and accelerated negotiations and using a measured approach through adaptive counter-tariffs and reciprocal procurement policies," said Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminium Association of Canada. &q

HSG Laser unveiled its next-generation laser cutting solutions—the GH V2.0 high-power flatbed system and TS2 intelligent tube cutting machine—at its Düsseldorf showroom, marking a major milestone in its European market expansion. Attended by customers and partners from across the continent, the event featured live demonstrations of both systems and highlighted HSG's growing infrastructure to support European manufacturers with smarter, faster, and more localized

Western Copper and Gold Corporation is pleased to announce an extension and revision of its Investor Rights Agreement ("IRA") with Rio Tinto Canada Inc. ("Rio Tinto"). As part of a revised IRA, Rio Tinto will continue to hold a seat on the Casino Technical and Sustainability Committee ("TSC"), along with one representative from Mitsubishi Materials and three from Western, to promote ongoing technical collaboration. Rio Tinto's existing standstill an

Rio Tinto is investing CA$7.6 million in an industrial demonstration project to assess the integration of an ore sorting technology at its Lac Tio mine located in Havre-Saint-Pierre. The Government of Quebec will contribute CA$2.5 million to this initiative through its Support Program for the Scale-up of Mineral Processing or Primary Transformation for Critical and Strategic Minerals, administered by the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. The project aims to test a te

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. is pleased to provide various developments and exploration highlights within its diversified stream and royalty portfolio (dollar figures in USD unless otherwise indicated). First Majestic Confirms New Discovery at Santa Elena First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic") has identified a significant gold-silver discovery on its Santa Elena property in Sonora, Mexico. The newly identified Santo Niño vein, located appro

Tata Steel Nederland becomes a member of the Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS). LESS is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes the transition of the steel industry to climate neutrality. LESS leads the development of low emission steel standardisation and the associated labelling system. For Tata Steel, this membership is a further step towards circular and CO2-neutral steel production. This also strengthens Tata Steel's position as a leader in the European steel industry i

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Glenda J. Minor to serve as an independent director. Ms. Minor will serve as a Class II director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and will serve on the Board’s audit and compensation committees. “We are very pleased to welcome Glenda Minor to our Board of Directors,” said Keith A. Harvey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Office

U.S. GoldMining Inc. is pleased to announce it has selected Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC ("Ausenco") as the principal consulting firm to lead its proposed initial assessment study ("PEA")  for the Whistler Gold-Copper Project ("Whistler" or the "Project"), located 105 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The study, as previously announced April 15, 2025, is intended to constitute an initial assessment under U.S. Regulation S-K 1300 ("S-K 13