K92 Mining’s Kainantu expansion pours first gold
K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) has produced the first commercial gold-copper-silver concentrate and poured 458 oz. of doré at the new Kainantu third-stage expansion in Papua New Guinea (PNG)….
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Video: Eldorado Gold sets Q1 start at Skouries in Greece
The expansion of Eldorado Gold’s (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) Skouries mine in northern Greece is on track to start production in the first quarter next year, with commercial output targeted…
Copper Mark to unify ESG standards for metal producers
Sustainability organization Copper Mark is moving to develop a single mining standard across various metal supply chains and form a new board with wider representation. The U.K.-based organization released on…
Taseko fires up Arizona Florence copper mine
Canada’s Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB; TSX: TKO) has begun wellfield operations at its Florence copper project in Arizona, marking the start of commercial production at one of the few new…
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….
Capstone sells Chile projects stake to Orion for $360M
Canada’s Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has struck a deal valued at up to to $360 million (C$506 million) with Orion Resource Partners, granting the private equity firm a…
Video: Majors pivot to growth as gold bull run deepens, analyst says
Flush with cash at record gold prices, senior miners are shifting from share buybacks and dividends toward a more immediate focus on organic growth and acquisitions, Cupel Advisory director Neil…
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…
First Quantum disputes La Granja is ‘blocked’
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has pushed back against claims that its La Granja copper project in northern Peru is stalled due to public opposition, calling the allegations outdated and…
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….
Video: New Gold eyes K-Zone study to extend New Afton
New Gold (TSX, NYSE: NGD) is fast-tracking work on the emerging K-Zone at its New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, CEO Patrick Godinand says. An initial integrated resource and…
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…