Gold to reach new highs in 2026: Goldman poll
Almost 70% of global institutional investors expect gold prices to post additional gains next year, Goldman Sachs said, citing the conclusions of a new poll. The biggest proportion of respondents…
South America
SolGold sets 2026 start for early works at Cascabel
SolGold (LSE: SOLG) is accelerating development of its Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador, with early works scheduled to begin in 2026 and first production targeted for 2028. The company…
Excellon targets deeper gold-silver at Peru mine
Excellon Resources (TSX-V: EXN) says new geological interpretations confirm a multi-stage gold-silver system at its Mallay mine in central Peru. Updated modelling links the Pierina, Shafra and Mallay Deeps zones,…
UBS lifts copper price forecasts on supply concerns
Amid global mine disruptions, strong momentum on the demand side and a market deficit that is expected to widen, UBS sees copper prices rising next year. In a note published…
CEO Tristan Pascall on First Quantum’s future
The highs and lows of copper are not quite as far apart as memecoins or stonks, but in the last couple of years more than the usual number of fires…
Copper Giant also huge in molybdenum at Mocoa
An update for Copper Giant Resources’ (TSXV: CGNT; US-OTC: LBCMF) Mocoa project in Colombia boosts contained tonnage by at least two-third for copper and molybdenum and marks it as one of the…
Anglo’s Quellaveco copper output hits 1M tonnes
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) Quellaveco copper mine in southern Peru has produced 1 million tonnes of copper since operations began in 2022, marking a major milestone for one of South…
Aris pays $80M for full ownership of Soto Norte
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) has gained full ownership of the Soto Norte gold project in Colombia after reaching an $80-million deal to buy out the remaining 49% joint…
NGOs urge DPM Metals to exit Loma Larga in Ecuador
Toronto-based DPM Metals (TSX, ASX: DPM) faces renewed pressure to abandon its stalled $600-million (C$845-million) Loma Larga gold-copper project in Ecuador. About 100 civil society groups and 48 academics, Indigenous…
Lundin Gold hits more bonanza grades in Ecuador
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) has cut its highest-grade intercept yet at the Fruta del Norte gold mine in southeast Ecuador, as the company advances plans…
Chile vote thrusts right-winger to runoff
A strong showing by pro-business candidates in Chilean elections yesterday bodes well for the resurgence of mining investment in the world’s largest copper producer. Although conservative hardliner José Antonio Kast…
RANKED: World’s 20 biggest gold projects
Gold bugs have been riding a scorching rally in 2025. With a gain of over 50%, gold is one of the best-performing assets year to date, buoyed by strong buying…