NIU Invest Acquires Majority Stake in Critical Metals PLC

NIU Group Acquires Chile's Minera Tres Valles

April 24, 2025

Industrial Services

Austrian investor Cevdet Caner, through NIU Group, has acquired Chilean copper producer Minera Tres Valles (MTV). NIU Group plans to invest to ramp up production (from ~5,000 tpa to 13,000–15,000 tpa by 2026), expand exploration, and grow the workforce to over 750 direct employees while complying with Chilean environmental and regulatory requirements.

Glencore Acquires Remaining Stake in PolyMet Mining Corp.

November 7, 2023

Energy

Glencore AG (a subsidiary of Glencore plc) completed a plan of arrangement to acquire all remaining common shares of PolyMet Mining Corp., becoming the sole beneficial owner of 100% of PolyMet. The cash consideration was US$2.11 per common share; PolyMet's head office is in St. Paul, Minnesota and the deal consolidates Glencore's ownership of the NorthMet copper‑nickel project.

REalloys Acquires PMT Critical Metals

April 9, 2025

Manufacturing

REalloys Inc. acquired 100% of PMT Critical Metals Inc. in a share exchange that closed March 31, 2025, with the consideration representing approximately 14% of REalloys' outstanding common stock. The acquisition adds a 54,000-square-foot Euclid, Ohio facility, production equipment, IP, R&D and existing contracts for NdFeB magnet materials, strengthening REalloys' vertically integrated North American rare-earth-to-magnet supply chain for U.S. protected markets.

Miata Metals Acquires 79North Inc.

August 6, 2024

Energy

Miata Metals Corp. entered a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of 79North Inc. in an all-share, three‑cornered amalgamation whereby Miata will issue 9,000,000 common shares to 79North shareholders. The acquisition adds two prospective gold projects (Sela Creek and Nassau) in Suriname to Miata’s portfolio and is intended to geographically expand Miata’s exploration footprint and asset base.

Labrador Uranium Acquires Altius' Labrador Uranium-Copper Projects

February 22, 2022

Energy

Labrador Uranium Inc. acquired a 100% interest in the Central Mineral Belt Uranium-Copper Project and the Notakwanon Uranium Project from Altius Resources Inc. in exchange for 8,000,000 common shares of Labrador Uranium (approximately 16.8% of issued LUR shares) and a 2% gross overriding royalty on the projects. The transaction leaves Altius with an equity stake in Labrador Uranium and a royalty interest while Altius will file an early warning report in connection with the share issuance.

EverMetal Holdings Acquires CAI Custom Alloys to Launch Critical Metals Recycling Platform

August 20, 2025

Industrial Services

EverMetal Holdings LP, a newly formed equity platform backed by GEF Capital Partners, has acquired CAI Custom Alloys LLC, a Belvidere, Illinois-based processor of high-performance superalloy scrap. The acquisition launches EverMetal's U.S. critical metals recycling platform to scale domestic processing capacity for strategic metals serving aerospace, defense, power generation and technology markets.