BHP hit with $253M UK legal costs demand
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) could be on the hook for at least £189 million ($253 million) in legal costs after a U.K. court found last month that the world’s…
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Tiernan Gold set to debut on TSX Venture Exchange
Tiernan Gold heads to the TSXV with a flagship Chile project and Hochschild as its top shareholder.
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
Copper is heading into a structural deficit from 2026 as demand from electrification accelerates faster than new supply, according to BloombergNEF, with geopolitical intervention now the single biggest force shaping…
Canada OKs $53B Anglo-Teck merger
The Canadian government has approved the $53-billion mega-merger of Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), clearing a major hurdle for the creation of one…
Ecuador sets 2026 tender for $3B Llurimagua
Ecuador plans a 2026 tender for Llurimagua as copper M&A accelerates and past JV disputes shape the project’s next phase.
How Latin American state policy affects lithium
Global market forces and domestic politics explain why Latin American countries have taken sharply different paths in governing their lithium industries, according to a new study by Korean researchers. The…
U.S. mining revival gradual not explosive: industry group
Policy reform, security risks and workforce gaps will shape whether US mining momentum turns into lasting global strength in 2026.
Copper M&A: SolGold weighs higher $1.1B Jiangxi bid
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has opened the door to a takeover from China’s Jiangxi Copper (JCC), which returned with a higher all-cash proposal valuing the company at about £842…
Chile’s weekend runoff puts copper future at stake
On Dec. 14, Chileans go to the polls to elect a new president who will govern until 2030 and shape the country’s most important economic engine: mining. Voters face a…
Innovation slump drags mining productivity down: report
Mining productivity has fallen for more than a decade and has improved only 1% a year since 2018, a trend McKinsey & Company warns could threaten the sector’s ability to…
Anglo scraps exec bonus vote as Teck merger looms
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has dropped a proposal to change executive bonus awards from the agenda of tomorrow’s shareholder vote on its merger with Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)…
Global scramble to lift minerals prices in 2026: Fitch
Most mineral and metal prices should edge higher in 2026 as net-zero demand, tighter supply and an intensifying global race for resources offset persistent weakness in China’s property sector, BMI,…