CHART: Mining stocks enjoy a $210-billion fortnight
So far in August the combined U.S. dollar market capitalization of the MINING.COM TOP 50 rose from $2.17 trillion to $2.38 trillion. That is $210 billion in seven sessions, three…
Copper
Processing, not output, may decide metal shortages
Critical-mineral shortages through 2035 may depend as much on whether miners can reliably process and deliver usable material as on whether enough tonnes are mined, according to GEM Mining Consulting….
Vale speeds Salobo copper expansion, cuts costs
Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Base Metals (VBM) unit is adding about 30,000 tonnes of annual production at its Salobo mine, Brazil’s largest copper operation, after cutting capital costs and accelerating first…
Antofagasta’s posts $2B profit, cuts copper outlook
Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has cut its 2026 copper production forecast after extreme weather shut its flagship Los Pelambres mine in Chile, overshadowing a 27% increase in first-half core earnings. The…
Podcast: Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Haytham Hodaly on the evolution of the streaming model
This week’s episode features Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) CEO Haytham Hodaly in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on how the streaming model is holding up in today’s…
Sweden OKs Boliden’s Laver copper concession
Sweden rejected appeals against Boliden’s (STO: BOL) mining concession for Laver, clearing a key hurdle for a copper project that could double the country’s output while leaving major environmental and…
Junior funding model blamed for mine delays
The mining industry’s exploration financing model leaves junior companies ill-equipped to address environmental and social issues that later delay mine approvals, the Washington, D.C.-based Trust, Accountability and Inclusion (TAI) Collaborative…
Barrick names Bock to lead overseas arm
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has named Sebastiaan Bock to lead its international gold and copper business as the miner prepares to split its North American and overseas assets….
Cobre Panama restart hopes rise as thousands return to mine
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) hopes of restarting its halted Cobre Panamá copper mine received a boost Tuesday as government officials met workers and suppliers while weighing the giant operation’s…
Barrick, Newmont settle dispute with $1.9B deal
Nevada settlement clears a hurdle for Barrick’s North American IPO as rising costs and leadership scrutiny weigh on the miner.
Largo shares surge 15% as it adds copper, PGMs to Brazil mine
Move comes after Brazil mining authority cleared Largo to add copper and PGMs production at its flagship vanadium mine.
US unveils $2B of financing commitments for mining
United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced more than $2 billion (C$2.8 billion) in financing pledges for critical minerals and other mining projects that he says will help the…