BHP eyes revival of long-closed copper mines in Arizona
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is considering the reopening of four long-closed copper mines in Arizona, the centre of the copper industry in the United States….
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Fitch lifts 2025 copper price forecast
Fitch Solutions’ Business Monitor International (BMI) has raised its 2025 average copper price forecast to $9,650 per tonne, up from $9,500 previously, as persistent supply disruptions and resilient industrial demand…
Codelco fast-tracks automation after deadly collapse
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco is to fast-track automation at its El Teniente mine after a deadly collapse killed six workers, in what became Chile’s worst mining accident in decades….
Silver tops $50 as squeeze bites; lease rates surge
Silver hovered near $50 (C$70) an oz. on Friday after setting a record at $51.30 a day earlier in its first trip over the threshold since 1980, as haven flows…
RANKED: Top 20 biggest copper mines 2025
The copper price hit a new 16 month high in London this week, while BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is predicting global copper demand to grow by at least a…
Uranium price has drive, big holder Sprott says
The uranium market has momentum on its side as it looks to end 2025 on a strong note, with several catalysts lined up to fuel a sector seen as critical…
Video: Wheaton foresees 1M-oz run as 4 streams start
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) adds four new streams to its portfolio this year, lifting it to 22 operations and helping it approach one-million gold-equivalent ounces later this…
Video: FPX Nickel touts clean 60% nickel as EA nears
FPX Nickel (TSX-V: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is preparing to submit an initial project description this quarter to start the environmental assessment (EA) for its Baptiste nickel project in central British…
Silver squeeze nears end game, TD analyst says
Investors bracing for the next big silver squeeze may soon get their wish, according to TD Securities, as the bank sees the market approaching a tipping point due to the…
BHP sinks $555M into Olympic Dam amid expansion bid
BHP is considering doubling copper output in South Australia to 650,000 tonnes by the mid-2030s
Copper price to surge past $11,000 in 2026, BofA says
Bank of America (BofA) has raised its copper price forecasts, pointing to widespread mine disruptions and steady demand as the metal tightens across global markets. The bank now expects copper…
Mining Forum Americas: Garofalo’s Gold Royalty the ‘envy of our peers’
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Gold Royalty (NYSE American: GROY) has started generating free cash flow and is focusing on Quebec’s Abitibi region for its next leg of growth, executive chairman…