Cerro de Pasco surges on Quiulacocha access boost
Cerro de Pasco Resources (TSXV: CDPR) says it is poised to unlock the full scale of its Quiulacocha tailings reprocessing project in Peru after securing access to an expanded area…
Regulatory Issues
Rio exits Diavik as Canada’s diamond boom flickers
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) said it’s produced its final diamonds from the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, bringing to a close one of the country’s most significant mining…
SSR Mining sells Çöpler mine stake for $1.5B
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; Nasdaq: SSRM) shares rose 6.6% on Wednesday after the Canadian miner agreed to sell its 80% stake in Turkey’s Çöpler mine for $1.5 billion (C$2.07 billion)…
Deep Sea Minerals seeks Pacific exploration license
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it’s seeking the right to explore for polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. The application, submitted to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
China has invested more than $120 billion in overseas mining and upstream processing since 2023, accelerating a state-backed push to secure the raw materials underpinning the global energy transition, says…
Sponsored: Dundee Sustainable Technologies offers cyanide-free alternative as processing pressures mount
Gold miners are facing mounting pressure to improve recoveries and reduce processing risk, yet many still rely on methods that can take days to extract metal and leave contaminants in…
Tudor drops one wrangle over BC’s biggest gold project, but other hurdles remain for Seabridge’s KSM
Tudor Gold (TSXV: TUD) has abandoned its appeal of a British Columbia regulator’s ruling, removing one legal challenge to Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) KSM project in the Golden…
BHP starts $5B upgrade at world’s largest copper mine
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) has kicked off the environmental permitting process for a new concentrator at its giant Escondida copper mine in Chile, a project valued around $5 billion…
Freeport seeks permit for $7.5B Chile copper expansion
U.S. miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has begun the environmental permitting process for a $7.5-billion expansion of its majority-owned El Abra copper mine in Chile. The project, owned 51% by Freeport…
Quebec port plans $200M expansion
Ottawa has cleared a $200-million wharf expansion at the Port of Bécancour in Quebec that would allow larger bulk carriers to serve Canada’s mining sector, though no construction timeline has…
PDAC Video: Rees sees sector momentum, urges clearer rules, timelines
Explorers and developers still need clearer rules to turn market momentum into new mines, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada President Karen Rees said. The annual convention that ran from…
Resolution Copper clears land hurdle after years-long legal fight
Rio Tinto (LSE, NYSE, ASX: RIO) has secured control of land in Arizona needed to advance its Resolution Copper project after U.S. authorities completed a long-contested land exchange, marking a…