Trump opts for trade talks over mineral tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump is choosing trade talks with price floors rather than imposing new tariffs on critical mineral imports after a government probe found the lack of supplies affects…
Copper
Amazon first in line for Rio enviro copper
Amazon Web Services (AWS) aims to be the first to use copper produced at a mine in Arizona using bioleaching technology developed by Nuton, a Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) venture….
Transition Metal scales up microbial copper recovery
Say bacteria, most people think infection. Or yogurts. But a San Francisco-based startup is using microbes to get at something the world is hungry for: copper. Transition Biomining, now rebranded…
Atex copper-gold results hint at resource growth
Results from the second hole of Atex Resources’ (TSXV: ATX; US‑OTC: ATXRF) drill program at its Valeriano copper‑gold project in northern Chile are enhancing the thickness and grade of its…
Perseverance logs 1% nickel in Quebec
Critical minerals explorer Perseverance Metals (TSXV: PMI) said new drilling at the polymetallic Lac Gayot project in northern Quebec showed continuous mineralization over a significant area. Hole NAS-25-001 in the…
Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) has completed construction at its Florence copper project in Arizona and is targeting first copper production within weeks. Wellfield acidification began in early…
Chile funds lithium, rare earth tech
Chile’s state-owned development agency Corfo has awarded up to $5.8 million to two research projects focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) and rare earth recovery to boost mining innovation and…
NGEx soars on wider copper-gold zones at Lunahuasi
NGEx Minerals’ (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) shares skyrocketed Monday after the release of high-grade copper-gold results at its Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina show drilling continues to expand galactic zones….
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inducts Harquail, Lindsay, McLeod-Seltzer, Morrison
For Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder and board chair, David Harquail, his life in mining has taken him almost everywhere, even to discuss gold with a communist dictator. Harquail recalled…
Trump, Congress to overturn Minnesota mining ban
U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress are moving to rescind a Biden-era mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, leading to the revival of one of the nation’s biggest…
Lundin seeks Chile permit for $150M Caserones upgrade
Canada’s Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has applied for environmental approval in Chile for a $150 million project aimed at optimizing infrastructure and extending operating continuity at its Caserones copper-molybdenum mine…
Glencore holds merger talks with Rio
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and commodities trading giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) are holding preliminary talks about combining some or all of their businesses in a deal that could…