Chile mines 1/4 of world’s copper, but smelts just 4%
Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, is mining nearly a quarter of global concentrate while smelting just 4.2% of the world’s copper, exposing a widening gap in a supply chain…
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Eldorado’s Skouries turns years of setbacks into copper
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has produced the first copper-gold concentrate at its Skouries project in Greece as the miner targets commercial production in the fourth quarter. The Canadian…
Podcast: ‘You have to be in West Africa’—Fortuna CEO Ganoza on Senegal M&A
This week’s episode features Fortuna Mining president and CEO Jorge Ganoza in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the company’s recent acquisition of the Bambadji gold exploration project in Senegal….
SW US Spotlight 2: Rio, Teck, Newmont back juniors
Three major miners are backing junior explorers advancing copper projects in the U.S. Southwest, while a fourth company is pushing to become a domestic antimony and gold producer. Teck Resources…
Power Metallic CEO sees low costs despite lower first tonnage at Lion in Quebec
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) CEO Terry Lynch says the first resource at its Lion polymetallic deposit in Quebec came in lighter than expected, but development costs should…
Marimaca hits thick copper-silver zone at Pampa Medina in Chile
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) has cut 216 metres grading nearly 1% copper at Pampa Medina in Chile’s Antofagasta Region while step-out drilling pushed the copper-silver system 300 metres…
US bank eyes $750M for Aclara rare earth plant
The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. might provide up to $750 million towards Aclara Resources’ (TSX: ARA) Project Dynamo rare earths processing plant in Louisiana in another push from Washington…
Ivanhoe’s giant Makoko copper find gets 30% bigger
The DRC discovery is moving towards mine planning as Ivanhoe expands drilling and prepares a 2027 scoping study.
Deals sharpen South America’s critical minerals edge
South America is moving to turn its vast mineral wealth into a coordinated production and investment hub as governments race to secure critical minerals for energy, technology and defence. Chile,…
Rio Tinto buys Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore, Mitsubishi
The deal comes as Rio Tinto looks to end operations at its Gove bauxite mine in Australia’s Northern Territory by 2030.
SW US Spotlight: Four juniors drill gold, tungsten
Four juniors are advancing gold, silver and tungsten projects across Nevada and Arizona, ranging from early-stage drilling to a prefeasibility-stage development backed by the U.S. government. A2 Gold (TSXV: AUAU;…
From the Archives: Carlin made mining majors
Among the Southwest United States’ many claims to mining fame is the discovery of Carlin-type gold deposits, characterized by microscopic gold in arsenic-rich pyrite and named after the town of…