Taseko fires up Arizona Florence copper mine
Canada’s Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB; TSX: TKO) has begun wellfield operations at its Florence copper project in Arizona, marking the start of commercial production at one of the few new…
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BHP eyes revival of long-closed copper mines in Arizona
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is considering the reopening of four long-closed copper mines in Arizona, the centre of the copper industry in the United States….
US builds $1B crit-mins stockpile to defy China: FT
The Pentagon has moved to acquire up to $1 billion worth of critical minerals as part of an accelerated stockpiling drive aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on China, the Financial…
Video: I-80 Gold maps path to 600,000 oz in Nevada
I-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; NYSE-A: IAUX) is building a Nevada hub-and-spoke complex anchored by a refurbished Lone Tree autoclave as it targets roughly 600,000 oz. of annual gold production by…
Nova Minerals soars on Aus-US summit request
Nova Minerals’ (Nasdaq, ASX: NVA) shares skyrocketed on Tuesday after the Australian miner said that the U.S. government wants it to provide a brief on its antimony project in Alaska…
Infographic: US tariffs steer Quebec aluminum to Europe
Quebec is the heart of Canada’s aluminum industry, hosting eight of the country’s nine smelters. The industry exports $10.8 billion worth of the metal annually. After producers such as Rio…
Video: Hecla cuts debt, eyes organic growth
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has strengthened its balance sheet after a record second quarter, CEO Robert Krcmarov said. The United States’ oldest public silver miner is to channel stronger cash…
Eagle Energy builds interest despite government snag
The current federal government shutdown in the United States is complicating efforts by mine developer Eagle Energy Metals to proceed with a proposed stock market listing by the end of…
Silver tops $50 as squeeze bites; lease rates surge
Silver hovered near $50 (C$70) an oz. on Friday after setting a record at $51.30 a day earlier in its first trip over the threshold since 1980, as haven flows…
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…
Video: Torex Gold CEO touts Media Luna ramp, multi-metal pivot
Torex Gold ‘s (TSX: TXG; OTCQX: TORXF) new Media Luna underground mine is up and running at the Morelos complex in Guerrero, Mexico, with the ramp on track and a…
Video: In a ‘perfect storm,’ Asia now sets gold’s moves
Gold’s price setting has moved from the West to the East since March – a shift that shows the United States is losing control over gold and possibly other financial…