Gold price wins in Iran war, but not copper
The U.S.-Iran war may shave as much as 0.7% off the global economy and push gold prices higher as investors focus on a swelling U.S. deficit and a weaker dollar,…
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Blast from the Past: When Chile nationalized copper
Chile’s 1971 move to nationalize copper reshaped Latin American mining and still reverberates through global supply. The Northern Miner tracked the crisis before and after the takeover. Even before Congress…
Gold price hits three-week high on US-Iran ceasefire
Gold climbed to its highest in three weeks on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, calming inflation worries that have upended global markets. Spot gold…
Uranium Energy starts Burke Hollow output in Texas
Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE-A: UEC) says it has officially turned on the taps at its Burke Hollow project in Texas, marking the start of the first U.S. in-situ recovery (ISR)…
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
At the end of the first quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, up $250 billion so…
Panama moves to unlock copper from First Quantum mine
Panama is set to authorize the removal and processing of stockpiled ore at First Quantum’s (TSX: FM) shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine, marking a key step in managing the idled operation….
Chile lithium dispute tied to Cold War-era nukes
France’s Eramet (Euronext: ERA) and Chile’s state mining company Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI) are headed to court in a dispute that could delay development of one of the world’s…
South America’s rightward shift lifts mining
Colombia’s May 31 presidential election will test whether Latin America’s shift towards more market-friendly governments can deliver a more reliable environment for mining investment, with polls showing a left-leaning candidate in the lead. The…
Podcast: Copper, sulphur and Strait of Hormuz, ft Bloomberg Intelligence’s Grant Sporre
This week’s episode features Grant Sporre, Global Head of Metals and Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the copper market and the potential impact of…
Ivanhoe stuns market with deep DRC copper output cut
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) has slashed near-term production guidance for its flagship Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo, surprising analysts and resetting investor expectations. The company now…
Iran war threatens aluminium supply as outages deepen, prices surge
The Middle East conflict could remove up to 3–3.5 million tonnes of aluminium output, about 5% of global supply, and put nearly another 7 million tonnes at risk, tightening a…
Montage boosts Koné gold grade by 20% in Africa
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) has lifted the resource and grade at Koné in Côte d’Ivoire, one of West Africa’s largest gold projects, as it prepares for a first…