Cerro de Pasco surges on Quiulacocha access boost
Cerro de Pasco Resources (TSXV: CDPR) says it is poised to unlock the full scale of its Quiulacocha tailings reprocessing project in Peru after securing access to an expanded area…
South America
Deep Sea Minerals seeks Pacific exploration license
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it’s seeking the right to explore for polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. The application, submitted to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Albemarle starts $3.1B Chile DLE permit process
U.S. lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) has started the environmental review for a $3.1 billion (C$4.3 billion) lithium project in Chile that will deploy Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology to…
Prolonged Iran war would hammer top copper miners
A prolonged Iran conflict could push copper into surplus and sharply cut earnings for major producers, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Oil above $150 a barrel in a drawn-out war that…
Central banks’ gold buying momentum carries into 2026
Central banks remained firm buyers of gold in January even as prices were skyrocketing to records — though the institutions’ appetite for bullion could face a stern test amid rising…
Fitzroy finds wide copper in Chile’s Punta del Cobre belt
Fitzroy Minerals (TSXV: FTZ; US-OTC: FTZFF) says drilling at its Buen Retiro project in northern Chile is revealing a major copper system as the company prepares to release an initial resource….
NGEx hits 6.8% copper at Argentina’s Lunahuasi
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) reported new high-grade drill results from its Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in Argentina that bode well for a first resource. The stock soared. Hole DPDH059…
China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
China has invested more than $120 billion in overseas mining and upstream processing since 2023, accelerating a state-backed push to secure the raw materials underpinning the global energy transition, says…
Opinion: Copper rally masks smelting power shift
Copper has rarely looked stronger. Prices are hovering near record levels, buoyed by electrification, artificial intelligence-driven demand expectations and a constrained pipeline of new mine supply. For producers and financial…
BHP starts $5B upgrade at world’s largest copper mine
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) has kicked off the environmental permitting process for a new concentrator at its giant Escondida copper mine in Chile, a project valued around $5 billion…
Silver X raises C$69M in private placement
Silver X Mining (TSXV: AGX) has closed a convertible debenture financing of C$69 million to support its projects based in Peru. Under a brokered private placement, the Canadian silver miner…
Chilean court revives $2.5B Dominga project permit
Chile’s Antofagasta Court of Appeals has suspended its own ruling against the $2.5 billion Dominga mining and port project, temporarily restoring its environmental permit and sending the case to the…