Video: Equinox turns from building to earning
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) is pivoting from a construction phase to cash generation on the back of two Canadian start-ups, Executive Vice-President for Capital Markets Ryan King says. Greenstone…
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Vale drops plan to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility
Brazilian miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) has scrapped plans to build a C$325 million ($231 million) nickel sulphate facility in Quebec after its sole client put an expansion project on ice….
Endeavour Silver jumps on Terronera production start
Canada’s Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) began commercial production at its Terronera silver-gold mine in Mexico, a milestone that analysts say should pave the way for output and cash…
Capstone sells Chile projects stake to Orion for $360M
Canada’s Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has struck a deal valued at up to to $360 million (C$506 million) with Orion Resource Partners, granting the private equity firm a…
Fitch lifts 2025 copper price forecast
Fitch Solutions’ Business Monitor International (BMI) has raised its 2025 average copper price forecast to $9,650 per tonne, up from $9,500 previously, as persistent supply disruptions and resilient industrial demand…
First Quantum disputes La Granja is ‘blocked’
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has pushed back against claims that its La Granja copper project in northern Peru is stalled due to public opposition, calling the allegations outdated and…
JV Video: Atex touts high‑grade ‘B2B’ at Valeriano
Atex Resources (TSXV: ATX; US‑OTC: ATXRF) is leaning on a new high‑grade breccia discovery to speed plans at its Valeriano copper‑gold project in Chile, CEO Ben Pullinger says. The deposit…
Codelco fast-tracks automation after deadly collapse
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco is to fast-track automation at its El Teniente mine after a deadly collapse killed six workers, in what became Chile’s worst mining accident in decades….
Video: Lundin Gold targets near-mine growth at flagship Fruta del Norte
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) aims to fold the Fruta del Norte South (FDNS) and FDN East zones into the Fruta del Norte mine plan in its next reserve…
RANKED: Top 20 biggest copper mines 2025
The copper price hit a new 16 month high in London this week, while BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is predicting global copper demand to grow by at least a…
Antofagasta ignites Centinela mine expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has launched the next stage of its copper growth strategy with the first blast at the Encuentro Sulphides pit at its Centinela mine in the…
Over 25% of copper supply facing ESG hurdles: study
About 6.4 million tonnes of copper production capacity, equal to more than one-quarter of global mine output, are stalled or suspended due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG), a new…