Chile’s weekend runoff puts copper future at stake
On Dec. 14, Chileans go to the polls to elect a new president who will govern until 2030 and shape the country’s most important economic engine: mining. Voters face a…
Intelligence
U.S. lawmaker questions Ivanhoe Atlantic’s China ties
A senior American politician is pressing the State Department over what he calls troubling links between Ivanhoe Atlantic and Chinese state interests. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco…
Global scramble to lift minerals prices in 2026: Fitch
Most mineral and metal prices should edge higher in 2026 as net-zero demand, tighter supply and an intensifying global race for resources offset persistent weakness in China’s property sector, BMI,…
Canadians support mining despite Nimbyism: Survey
Canadians broadly support mining’s role in the energy transition but remain wary of new projects in their own regions, according to new national polling that highlights both opportunities and persistent…
Skyharbour, Denison strike $61.5M pact
Skyharbour Resources (TSXV: SYH) has formed four joint ventures with Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-A: DNN) at its Russell Lake uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. Denison plans to invest…
Ottawa, Manitoba boost Churchill for mineral trade
Ottawa and Manitoba are increasing support for the Port of Churchill to advance rail upgrades, add critical minerals storage and push a northern export corridor for Canadian miners. The joint…
Gold Fields doubles Windfall capex to $1.9B
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) says developing the Windfall gold project in Quebec still makes sense even though it may cost more than double a 2022 estimate. The company expects…
JV Q&A: How Seequent eases mining’s new complexity
Mining faces an intriguing set of new supply and demand curves, from copper shortages driven by AI data centres to the nuclear comeback lifting uranium’s prospects. Staying ahead now means…
Glencore output on target despite copper fall
Shares in Glencore (LSE: GLEN) climbed on Wednesday after the Swiss miner and commodities trader said it remains on track to meet its full-year production targets, easing investor concerns about…
Banks, investors pumped $52B into met coal between 2022 and 2024: report
German environmental and human rights group Urgewald has found how major financial institutions continue to bankroll the metallurgical coal industry, funnelling nearly $52 billion into mine expansions between 2022 and…
Anglo draws Botswana into $5B De Beers sale talks
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) CEO Duncan Wanblad said Botswana’s government will join negotiations with one or two shortlisted bidders for De Beers, as the mining giant moves to sell its…
Seabed miners face squeeze under oceans law
A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside…