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This week’s Canadian mining recap tracks Barrick backing a Golden Triangle junior with a $20.9 million stake, a Sprott-backed three-way silver merger, a completed cross-border gold producer merger, and a ~$44 million financing package for a New Brunswick copper-zinc complex, all unfolding against a choppy, “Fear”-dominated precious-metals tape. Add a bonanza-grade silver discovery in Ontario and a standout copper-gold porphyry hit in British Columbia, and it’s clear junior-level consolidation and capital formation are proceeding on their own momentum. Read the full weekly recap for the details. [more]

eResearch has published a 30-page Industry Report on copper mining in BC’s Quesnel Trough, analyzing 26 companies ranging from senior producers to early-stage explorers. The report highlights copper’s growing strategic importance as a critical mineral in Canada and the US, driven by AI datacenter infrastructure, EV adoption, and power grid modernization. With the IEA forecasting a 30% supply deficit by 2035, BC’s Quesnel Trough, host to major mines including Highland Valley Copper, Copper Mountain, and Mount Milligan, is positioned as a key supplier to North America’s domestic copper supply chain. [more]