CHARTS: Global mining is now a brownfield industry
The dearth of new greenfield mines – particularly copper – has been a problem for the industry for decades. A new study by the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute…
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First Quantum to process copper stockpile in Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) welcomed Panama President Jose Raul Mulino’s plan to allow the removal and processing of stockpiled ore at its shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine, calling it a…
AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040: S&P
A rapid and exponential growth in artificial intelligence (AI), defence spending and robotics will lift global copper demand by 50% by 2040, leaving a supply shortfall of more than 10…
The Northern Miner’s most read stories of 2025
The Northern Miner’s 110th year showed continued leading coverage of the industry, with the new Canadian Treasure Hunt boosting readership and periodic delves into the archives adding context to daily…
London Symposium JV Video: Pan American Silver eyes region’s political pulse for growth prospects
With several producing mines across North and South America, Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) is looking at how it can extend the life of its operations and build partnerships…
Sierra Madre buys second silver mine from First Majestic in $60M deal
Sierra Madre Gold & Silver (TSXV: SM; US-OTC: SMDRF) is buying another past-producing mine from First Majestic Silver (NYSE, TSX: AG) to bolster its Mexico-focused mine portfolio. The Vancouver-headquartered silver…
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
Copper is heading into a structural deficit from 2026 as demand from electrification accelerates faster than new supply, according to BloombergNEF, with geopolitical intervention now the single biggest force shaping…
Mexico permit clears path for McEwen’s El Gallo mill
Canada’s McEwen (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has secured a federal extension of the environmental impact assessment for its El Gallo complex in Sinaloa, Mexico, clearing the way to start building…
How Latin American state policy affects lithium
Global market forces and domestic politics explain why Latin American countries have taken sharply different paths in governing their lithium industries, according to a new study by Korean researchers. The…
Heliostar hikes value, cost for gold-silver Cerro del Gallo
An updated prefeasibility study for Heliostar Metals’ (TSXV: HSTR; US-OTC: HSTXF) Cerro del Gallo gold-silver project in central Mexico more than doubles the project’s value while also raising costs compared…
Orla Mining plunges as Fairfax trims stake
Shares of Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) have plunged after Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U) sold nearly half of its stock in the company at a below-market price. The miner…
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,…