Rio Tinto eyes rare earths sector
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is considering a move into rare earths and other critical minerals as it responds to shifting global market dynamics and trade tensions. Following the company’s annual…
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Pampa Metals confirms new porphyry breccia system at Piuquenes East
Pampa Metals (CSE: PM; US-OTC: PMMCF) announced Wednesday the discovery of a new porphyry copper-gold breccia system at Piuquenes East in San Juan, northwest Argentina. Drill hole PIU-06 cut 98…
Viken ranks No. 2 for uranium resource: District Metals
A new estimate for District Metals’ (TSXV: DMX) Viken project in central Sweden raises uranium resources so much it’s now the world’s second largest deposit of the nuclear metal, the…
NGEx rises on high-grade copper-gold hits at Lunahuasi
Drilling at NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina has returned results as high as 22 metres grading 2.23% copper, 6.02 grams gold per tonne and…
RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
Ruling Labor may defeat ‘Trump-lite’ Dutton Down Under
While the cost of living and a housing crisis are the main issues for Australian voters May 3, politicians recognize the need to win over the country’s mining sector that…
BHP OK’d to run Mt Arthur to 2030, eyes hydro future
BHP will run the mine for four additional years and may convert it into a pumped hydro facility to support a post-coal future.
Don’t tariff copper imports, limit exports: US industry
Some key players in the United States copper industry are urging President Donald Trump to forgo import tariffs and instead opt for targeted export restrictions in a bid to revive homegrown production….
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…
PDAC Video: BHP works towards 2026 production start for Jansen potash mine
Leveraging a US$10 billion investment to build its Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan, BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is targeting 4.3 million tonnes of production by next year, says project…
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…
Codelco regains title as world’s top copper producer
Codelco has resumed its position as the world’s largest copper producer after reporting 2024 output slightly more than BHP (NYSE: BHP). Chile’s state-owned miner produced 1.44 million tonnes of copper…