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…
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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…
Mic’d Up JV: Endeavour Silver sees Terronera as a ‘game changer’ to hit targets
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has started commercial production at Terronera in Jalisco, Mexico, a step CEO Dan Dickson says anchors its “30 by 30” plan – 30 million…
Argentina’s Milei to melt glacier law stalling projects
Argentine President Javier Milei plans to change the country’s glacier protection law to ease giant copper developments such as Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) El Pachón and the joint BHP (NYSE, LSE,…
Xinka say ‘no’ to Pan American’s Escobal
A Vancouver group on Thursday delivered a petition with more than 6,000 signatures urging Pan American Silver (NYSE, TSX: PAAS) to respect the Xinka Indigenous people’s decision against restarting the…
Omai Gold discovery extends depth of Guyana deposit
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) said new drilling at its namesake project in Guyana has extended the past-producing site’s Wenot deposit to new depths, opening the door to a…
Glencore, Chilean Cobalt sign offtake for Americas supply
United States-based Chilean Cobalt (US-OTC: COBA) said Thursday it has signed a life-of-mine offtake with a Glencore (LSE: GLEN) subsidiary for all the cobalt and copper from the La Cobaltera…
Marimaca oxide project gets Chile environmental nod
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) says it has received formal environmental approval to develop its flagship oxide project in northern Chile, placing it closer to construction-ready status. The Marimaca…