Copper mine supply risks first decline since 2017: Sprott
Global mined copper production could fall this year for the first time in nearly a decade even after prices hit records, as disruptions, declining grades and weak Chilean output expose…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Aura secures $200M loan for Americas growth
Aura Minerals (Nasdaq: AUGO) has secured a $200-million (C$280-million) syndicated loan as the gold miner builds its Era Dorada project in Guatemala and works towards producing more than 600,000 gold-equivalent…
Agnico-backed Cartier lowers Cadillac spend in Quebec gold belt
Cartier Resources (TSXV: ECR; US-OTC: ECRFF) has cut the initial cost of building its Cadillac gold project in Quebec while extending its proposed mine life, according to a new preliminary…
Newcore’s wide gold hit boosts Enchi plan in Ghana
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) has cut one of its widest and strongest zones yet at the Boin deposit in Ghana, adding higher-grade material that could improve the mine…
Silver price surge revives Nord’s Gowganda tailings
Nord Precious Metals Mining (TSXV: NTH; US-OTC: NPMMF) has outlined 2.8 million oz. of indicated silver in historical tailings at its Gowganda project in northeastern Ontario, as elevated silver prices…
Outcrop doubles inferred silver at Santa Ana in Colombia
Outcrop Silver & Gold (TSXV: OCG; US-OTC: OCGSF) has reported more than twice the inferred and almost a quarter more indicated silver at its Santa Ana project in Colombia than…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according to an updated database compiled…
ONGold revives Monument Bay with 2M oz resource
ONGold Resources (TSXV: ONAU; US-OTC: ONGRF) has put Manitoba’s long-dormant Monument Bay gold project back on a current-resource footing after nearly a decade, outlining 2 million measured and indicated contained…
Aya doubles Boumadine value to $3.5B
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) has more than doubled the after-tax net present value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion (C$4.8 billion) while raising initial…
Copper price, miners slide on Trump tariff doubts
Copper prices and U.S. miners plunged Thursday after Reuters reported the White House still hasn’t decided whether to impose tariffs on refined copper as officials weigh support for domestic production…
BHP faces 7,000-worker class action over holiday shifts
An Australian mining union is funding a class action against two BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) subsidiaries that could cover as many as 7,000 workers, alleging employees were unlawfully required…
Collective slides on Apollo’s 4.1M-oz gold resource
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) shares fell 9% Wednesday after the company outlined a first resource containing 4.1 million oz. of gold at its Apollo deposit in Colombia, even as…