Mexican security risks highlighted in new reports
Escalating security risks and a legacy of lengthy project approvals are increasing investor scrutiny of mining exposure to Mexico, TD Cowen says. Recent incidents linked to cartel activity — such…
Copper
Chile’s right-wing pivot puts mining policy under microscope
Chile is entering a new political phase as a right-wing government prepares to take office, putting mining policy under renewed scrutiny in the world’s largest copper-producing country. In recent years,…
Barrick names new legal, global affairs chiefs
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two new members to its executive committee. James J. McGuire has been hired as Barrick’s…
Botswana Diamonds rebrands, targeting copper
Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) will rebrand as Botswana Minerals and trade under the new ticker BMIN starting Friday as it expands into copper exploration to cut exposure to a prolonged downturn…
Ero Copper eyes $2B value, 24-year life for Furnas
A maiden preliminary economic assessment for Ero Copper‘s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas project in Brazil puts a $2 billion value on an operation that could supply metal for almost a…
Hudbay secures permit for Copper Mountain expansion
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has secured permission from the British Columbia government to proceed with a three-phased expansion of its Copper Mountain open-pit mine that would extend the operation…
Roundup Video: NWT targets 2027 Mineral Resources Act launch
Canada’s Northwest Territories is aiming to finalize regulations for its Mineral Resources Act by mid-2027, a step needed to bring the 2019 law into force and replace parts of the…
BC fast-tracks three projects
British Columbia has selected two copper and a rare earths project for its Critical Minerals Office to co-ordinate environmental assessments and permitting. Northisle Copper and Gold’s (TSXV: NCX) North Island,…
Andes Iron’s $2.5B Chile project hits fresh snag
A Chilean court of appeals has overturned a favourable court ruling in the long-running dispute over Andes Iron’s $2.5-billion Dominga iron ore and copper project, effectively sending the development back…
Faraday jumps on Lundin-, BHP-backed $100M deal
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY) is raising $100 million (US$73 million) through a private placement backed by the Lundin Family Trusts and BHP Group (ASX: BHP) to fund the ongoing development…
US tariffs ruling seen having limited impact on Canada
Friday’s United States Supreme Court ruling on tariffs leaves Canada largely unaffected as sector-specific duties remain in place, St. Louis-based investment bank Edward Jones says. The Supreme Court struck down…
Roundup Video: Torr Metals drills supergene copper at Kolos prospect
Torr Metals’ (TSXV: TMET) first drill program at its Kolos copper-gold project in south-central British Columbia has confirmed it’s on the edge of a large mineralizing system, President and CEO…