Southern Copper maps route to over 1M tonnes by 2029
Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) expects copper production to surpass one million tonnes by 2029 as its flagship Tia Maria project nears the halfway mark, reinforcing the miner’s confidence in a…
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Coeur doubles Mexico exploration budget to $158M
Coeur Mining (TSX, NYSE: CDE) plans to spend twice as much this year drilling in Mexico after reporting high-grade assays from its Palmarejo operation in Chihuahua state. The stock rose….
Gold, silver prices rebound as US-Iran war spreads
Gold and silver jumped on Wednesday as a sharp escalation in the United States war on Iran sent oil surging and investors scrambling back into havens, with buyers willing to…
Getchell Gold sees $905M value for Fondaway Canyon
Getchell Gold (CSE: GTCH; US-OTC: GGLDF) says a revised preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its proposed Fondaway Canyon open-pit gold mine in Nevada has boosted the project’s value by 67%…
London Gold offers $25M for Bolivia-focused Bocana
Privately held London Gold LLC is moving towards a $25 million (C$35 million) cash and stock deal for Americas-focused explorer Bocana Resources (TSXV: BOCA), which holds the Escala project in…
Thunder Gold assays suggest Tower Mountain expansion in Ontario
New drilling by Thunder Gold (TSXV: TGOL; US-OTC: TGOLF) at its Tower Mountain project in Ontario has confirmed the deposit’s main trend continues at depth and remains open for further…
AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments pour billions of dollars into…
BMI hikes copper price forecast 6.7% on supply deficits
Industry research firm BMI lifted its 2026 average copper price forecast by 6.7% to $12,700 per tonne, citing converging supply-side pressures, tariff-driven tightness and AI-fuelled optimism.Copper trading in New York…
Central Nevada Gold looks to revive Mule Canyon mine
Privately held Central Nevada Gold is working to reopen the past-producing Mule Canyon mine in the western U.S. state after acquiring the asset from Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT)….
Cuba’s cobalt exposes Western supply chain weak spot
Canada’s largest cobalt refinery has become an unexpected casualty of United States sanctions on Cuba, exposing a critical weakness in Western mineral supply chains that extends well beyond geology. The…
Revival drills shallow gold at Mercur in Utah
New drilling by Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) at its Mercur project in Utah has returned shallow gold as the company continues expanding mineralization and advancing the past-producing mine…
First Quantum explores Taca Taca stake sale: report
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its giant Taca Taca copper project in Argentina as the world’s largest miners and strategic investors…