Osisko Metals surges on C$32.5M investment for Gaspé
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM) is set to receive a C$32.5 million investment boost from big names in the industry to support its development of the Gaspé copper project in Quebec….
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Arizona Sonoran soars on new copper ranking
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) shares shot to a historic high Monday after it released a study showing its Cactus project could be the third largest cathode producer…
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….
Hudbay halts Constancia mine amid Peru protests
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily shut down its Constancia mine in southern Peru in response to local protests and illegal blockades that have escalated amid wider unrest across…
AI demand seen pushing copper price longer term
The copper price faces short-term headwinds from trade wars and weakening United States consumption, but longer-term demand from artificial intelligence and grid electrification is set to overwhelm supply, Red Cloud…
Arizona Sonoran stock soars on royalty trim, support
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) is pressing its Cactus copper project in Arizona toward an updated resource and prefeasibility study (PFS) by year-end while cutting project royalties and…
Evolve Royalties in $70M deal for Voyageur Explorers
Private firm Evolve Strategic Element Royalties is poised to acquire the Prairies- and copper-zinc-gold-focused Voyageur Mineral Explorers (CSE: VOY) in a reverse takeover valued at $70.3 million. Voyageur is…
Kodiak drills expand MPD copper-gold in BC
Kodiak Copper’s (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) first near-surface drill results of the year from its MPD project confirm near-surface copper-gold across 950 metres in the South zone. A highlight result…
Hudbay soars on 30% Mitsubishi deal for Copper World
Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX, NYSE: HBM) shares skyrocketed to their highest level in more than a decade after it reached a $600-million (C$826.1-million) deal with Mitsubishi that hands the Japanese conglomerate…
Exploration at risk in Manitoba’s second fire emergency
Wildfires pushed Manitoba to declare its second state of emergency in six weeks, sidelining exploration activities for at least two companies. Several communities had already declared mandatory evacuations this week….
Hudbay pauses Snow Lake mine due to wildfire
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily suspended operations at its Snow Lake gold-zinc-copper mine in Manitoba due to surging wildfires and pledged $1 million in financial relief for its…
‘One project, one review:’ BC’s Minister Brar fast-tracks mine permits, IP protection
Six months into the job, British Columbia’s Critical Minerals Minister Jagrup Brar says major mine permitting timelines have narrowed by over a third, as new mining rules are set to…