BHP to sell $1.5B Chile power lines in copper-first pivot
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP) is preparing to sell about $1.5 billion worth of power transmission assets in Chile as the world’s largest miner sharpens its focus on copper and…
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AbraSilver’s copper-gold results suggest district scale potential at La Coipita
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) has drilled its best hole yet at La Coipita in Argentina, honing a Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK)-funded copper growth story beside…
GoldMining PEA outlines $532M value, 10-year life for São Jorge project
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for GoldMining’s (TSX: GOLD; NYSE-A: GLDG) São Jorge project in northern Brazil positions it as a relatively small open-pit project with strong projected returns, with…
Ero Copper sees resource growth potential in Brazil
New drilling at Ero Copper’s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas polymetallic project in northern Brazil has extended mineralization beyond the current resource model’s limits, reinforcing the potential for further growth at…
Sigma Lithium wins appeal in Brazil, removing $10M legal order
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ, TSXV: SGML) says it has won an appeal in Brazil overturning a lower-court decision tied to the environmental impacts of the company’s mining operations. A Minas Gerais…
Peru election too close to call as vote tally drags on
Peru’s presidential election remained too close to call as vote counting entered its final stages, with left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez holding a razor-thin lead over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori. With…
Marimaca extends bornite zone, shares jump
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) pushed farther into a high-grade bornite zone at Pampa Medina in northern Chile, strengthening the case that the satellite discovery could add scale to…
Oil boosts risk of gold miner cost revisions: Jefferies
Elevated gold prices won’t be enough to help miners offset cost increases of as much as 9% if oil prices remain at current levels through the second half of 2026,…
Bolivia unrest puts world-class lithium assets at risk
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has introduced legislation to expand military powers as nationwide protests entered their 36th day on Friday, adding uncertainty to the country’s vast lithium resources development. The…
Gold and silver spotlight: Four companies worth a look – Part 2
Despite the yellow metal hitting a rough patch earlier this year due to Middle East tensions, gold and silver are still continuing rallies that started in 2024. The high prices are incenting exploration and development across the Americas and beyond. Here are four more companies to…
Silver X buys out Barrick at Ccasahuasi
Silver X Mining (TSXV: AGX; US-OTC: AGXPF) bought Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) out of the remaining concession at Ccasahuasi in central Peru, giving the junior full control of…
Mining influencers take industry’s image battle to TikTok
As the mining industry asks how it can defend its reputation amid a critical and activist-oriented narrative prevailing in the West, young people in mining are taking it upon themselves to counter that narrative using smartphones and social media to tell…