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…
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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…
BHP promotes Brandon Craig to CEO from July 1
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) said company veteran Brandon Craig will succeed Mike Henry as CEO at midyear and oversee the next stage of the giant company’s diversification away from steelmaking…
Aussie gold output rises 2% to top 300 tonnes again
Australian gold production rose 2% last year to reach 303 tonnes in 2025, the second time it has hit that milestone since 2023, Melbourne-based Surbiton Associates says. The 12-month total,…
Interactive infographic: 25 years of global mining M&A
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Canada’s critical minerals push faces capital gap: RBC
Canada has channelled just 11% of its mining capital into critical minerals over the past 25 years, leaving the country behind global peers as demand for strategic resources accelerates, a…
Argentina’s Milei wins first vote to ease glacier rules
Argentina’s Senate has approved a reform to the country’s glacier protection law, advancing President Javier Milei’s push to unlock billions in mining investment. Lawmakers voted 40–31 in favour of the…
Faraday jumps on Lundin-, BHP-backed $100M deal
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY) is raising $100 million (US$73 million) through a private placement backed by the Lundin Family Trusts and BHP Group (ASX: BHP) to fund the ongoing development…
Anglo posts $3.7B loss on fresh De Beers writedown
Impairment reduces De Beers’ value, bringing total writedowns for the diamond unit to $6.8 billion in 2025.
CHARTS: US copper glut hides refining crunch
The United States produces more raw copper than it consumes but lacks the processing capacity to turn it into usable metal, leaving manufacturers dependent on foreign refiners, a new report…
BHP-Lundin Vicuña JV’s copper-gold district potential hits $9B value
A new study for the Vicuña joint venture between BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that straddles the Argentina-Chile border positions the 70-year copper-gold-silver project in the…
BHP leans on copper growth, not big deals
CEO Mike Henry said there’s no urgent need for deals as the company aims for 2.5 million tonnes of copper equivalent annually.