Bottlenecks slow US copper supply ambitions
The United States’ effort to build a secure domestic supply of copper is running headlong into environmental review and legal disputes – illustrating the tension between energy transition goals and…
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Editorial: Mining in America
In 1984, Ronald Reagan’s re-election was cemented by the “Morning in America” TV ad. Its calm narration of people working, buying homes and getting married in a recovering economy helped…
Canada backs critical minerals projects worth $6.4B
Canada’s federal government unveiled plans to support 25 new investments it says will help to unlock some $6.4 billion (US$4.6 billion) of critical minerals projects tied to the production of…
Government equity in miners becomes U.S. norm
The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments. Trump has ordered his Department of War…
Site Visit: Saga Metals’ search for critical metals puts it on the radar
Cartwright, Labrador – On top of a forested mountain just inland from the Atlantic coast, a white dome and a set of buildings forming a military radar station almost act…
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….
US builds $1B crit-mins stockpile to defy China: FT
The Pentagon has moved to acquire up to $1 billion worth of critical minerals as part of an accelerated stockpiling drive aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on China, the Financial…
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claims that its La Granja copper project in northern Peru is stalled due to public opposition, calling the allegations outdated and…
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…
Over 25% of copper supply facing ESG hurdles: study
About 6.4 million tonnes of copper production capacity, equal to more than one-quarter of global mine output, are stalled or suspended due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG), a new…
Rio Tinto, Japanese firms pour $733M into Pilbara mine
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and its Japanese joint-venture partners will invest $733 million to extend the life of the West Angelas iron ore hub in Western Australia’s Pilbara region by…
Fatal accident forces WCS to halt iron site at Simandou
Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), the company that’s developing Blocks 1 and 2 of the massive Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, has halted operations after a fatal accident killed three…