Site visit: One of the strangest chapters in copper mining is drawing to a close
With so much happening in copper – from all-time highs mixed with price collapses – it’s easy to lose sight of the giant hole that exists in the industry where…
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Rio Tinto says Trump’s copper zeal might OK Resolution
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) is optimistic that United States President Donald Trump will approve the final permits for its long-delayed Resolution copper project in Arizona. Speaking at the…
Barrick eyes over $2B in financing for Reko Diq
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) plans to secure more than $2 billion (C$2.84 billion) in financing for its Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan, with term sheets…
Argentina’s economic rock star Milei attracts mining
Argentine President Javier Milei, who took office two years ago in a chainsaw-wielding campaign against big government, has slashed inflation by nearly two-thirds after gutting public spending and halting money…
Franco-Nevada’s Panama arbitration set for 2026
Arbitration proceedings between royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) and Panama over the reopening of the $10-billion (C$14.5-billion) Cobre Panama copper mine are moving forward after a tribunal…
PDAC: Foreign seizures spotlight legal vigilance
Resource nationalism abroad is hiking costs for miners and showing how they need solid agreements and recourse avenues, lawyers said at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference….
Midnight Sun gains on Solwezi’s copper hits in Zambia
Shares in Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) surged 26% Wednesday morning on drill results with hits as high as 10% copper at its Solwezi project in north-central Zambia….
The future of copper mining’s top tier?
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) appears to be discarding its long-running interest in Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and pivoting to spend billions instead on expanding its own assets. Over the…
First Quantum cuts guidance on Zambia delays
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has cut its copper guidance by 3.5% at the midpoint, citing Zambian mine sequencing, while politics has kept Cobre Panama idle. The Toronto-headquartered company now…
Panama seeks public input on re-opening First Quantum copper mine
Panama’s government has kicked off a public consultation on an environmental audit of First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine. The Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) this week invited…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises US$537M in race for critical minerals
KoBold Metals has raised US$537 million in its latest funding round as it seeks to become a key player in critical minerals needed for the energy transition. Supported by investors such…
Midnight Sun receives licence renewal for Solwezi copper project in Zambia
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) announced Monday that the application to renew its exploration licence for the Solwezi copper project in Zambia has been approved. The renewal is…