Mineral tracking a must for industry credibility: OECD
Better traceability of critical minerals like lithium and nickel can boost the credibility and integrity of the supply chain, a new report this week by the…
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Chile bill targets foreign cash for next mining boom
Chile is opening its capital markets to junior explorers as the world’s top copper producer and second-largest lithium supplier seeks more investment to fund new…
ACG buys project to boost copper output in Turkey
ACG Metals (LSE: ACG) is buying a Turkish mining licence that contains the Keşkek gold project to double annual copper-equivalent output at the company’s nearby…
BHP, KGHM join forces in global hunt for copper
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP), the world’s largest miner, and KGHM Polska Miedź (WSE: KGH) are joining forces to hunt for new copper deposits globally…
Galantas exits mired Omagh gold project in Ireland
Galantas Gold (TSX-V, LSE-A: GAL) has sold its remaining 20% indirect interest in Northern Ireland’s Omagh gold project to Ocean Partners UK for $5 million…
Osisko hits 4.7% copper beneath Gaspé workings
New drilling by Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) at its Gaspé Copper project in eastern Quebec has extended the past-producing mine’s footprint, demonstrating the…
Aya doubles Boumadine value to $3.5B
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) has more than doubled the after-tax net present value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion…
Copper price, miners slide on Trump tariff doubts
Copper prices and U.S. miners plunged Thursday after Reuters reported the White House still hasn’t decided whether to impose tariffs on refined copper as officials…
BHP faces 7,000-worker class action over holiday shifts
An Australian mining union is funding a class action against two BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) subsidiaries that could cover as many as 7,000 workers,…
Swiss gold ban squeezes Sudan’s war economy
Switzerland has begun banning purchases and imports of Sudanese gold and restricting mining supplies in an effort to choke off a source of financing for…
MMG faces EU antitrust warning over Anglo nickel deal
MMG’s $500-million purchase of Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) Brazilian nickel assets is facing another hurdle, with European regulators expected to formally spell out competition concerns…
Rio Tinto wins Aboriginal consent for Winu copper mine
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has secured Aboriginal consent for its Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia, advancing one of the miner’s most important…