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….
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Loncor agrees on $261M sale to China’s Chengtun
Canadian explorer Loncor Gold (TSX: LN; US-OTC: LONCF) agreed to be acquired by Chengtun Mining Group for about $261 million cash in a deal that will hand control of a…
Dryden Gold assays reveal wide zones at Sherridon
Dryden Gold (TSXV: DRY; US-OTC: DRYGF) has drilled grades as high as 2.55 grams gold per tonne across 9 metres at its Sherridon project in northern Ontario while it also…
Capstone sells Chile projects stake to Orion for $360M
Canada’s Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has struck a deal valued at up to to $360 million (C$506 million) with Orion Resource Partners, granting the private equity firm a…
Video: Majors pivot to growth as gold bull run deepens, analyst says
Flush with cash at record gold prices, senior miners are shifting from share buybacks and dividends toward a more immediate focus on organic growth and acquisitions, Cupel Advisory director Neil…
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…
Fitch lifts 2025 copper price forecast
Fitch Solutions’ Business Monitor International (BMI) has raised its 2025 average copper price forecast to $9,650 per tonne, up from $9,500 previously, as persistent supply disruptions and resilient industrial demand…
Video: I-80 Gold maps path to 600,000 oz in Nevada
I-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; NYSE-A: IAUX) is building a Nevada hub-and-spoke complex anchored by a refurbished Lone Tree autoclave as it targets roughly 600,000 oz. of annual gold production by…
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claims that its La Granja copper project in northern Peru is stalled due to public opposition, calling the allegations outdated and…
JV Video: Atex touts high‑grade ‘B2B’ at Valeriano
Atex Resources (TSXV: ATX; US‑OTC: ATXRF) is leaning on a new high‑grade breccia discovery to speed plans at its Valeriano copper‑gold project in Chile, CEO Ben Pullinger says. The deposit…
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….
Nova Minerals soars on Aus-US summit request
Nova Minerals’ (Nasdaq, ASX: NVA) shares skyrocketed on Tuesday after the Australian miner said that the U.S. government wants it to provide a brief on its antimony project in Alaska…