BHP urged to assess rare earths at Olympic Dam
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) must assess whether rare earths and other critical minerals at its Olympic Dam mine complex can be commercially produced under…
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BC’s critical minerals push faces delivery test: PwC
British Columbia and the Yukon risk losing ground in the global critical minerals race unless they can accelerate mine construction, power infrastructure and permitting as…
Taseko to rebrand as Trekor to reflect growth
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) plans to rename itself Trekor Metals as the Canadian copper producer expands its North American asset base and production…
US, India set up framework for critical minerals pact
The United States and India have signed a bilateral critical minerals agreement creating the framework for a strategic partnership focused on the security of supply…
CHART: Copper price surge mints 23 unicorn mines
Tech venture capitalists invest in startups and get to call them unicorns. The official definition of a unicorn is a startup with a $1 billion valuation while still…
Stillwater Critical flags Montana rhodium upside
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) is using new rhodium assays and a defined chromium inventory to press the Stillwater West multi-metal project in…
Collahuasi permit setback jolts Chile copper sector
A Chilean environmental court has annulled a key permit for the $3.2 billion (C$4.4 billion) expansion of the Collahuasi copper mine, throwing fresh uncertainty over…
Codelco fires executive after audit points to 27-year output low
Codelco fired an executive and disciplined several others after an internal audit found the world’s biggest copper miner overstated part of its 2025 output, implying…
Southern Copper plans $319M Cuajone mine overhaul
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) plans to invest $318.6 million (C$440 million) to upgrade its Cuajone copper mine in southern Peru as the company works…
Sponsored video: Mogotes hails ‘game-changer’ Argentina discovery at Filo Sur
Mogotes Metals (TSXV: MOG; US-OTC: MOGMF) CEO Allen Sabet recently sat down for an interview with The Northern Miner’s Video Anchor, Devan Murugan. This sponsored…
How to dodge the Iran war acid shortage: one miner bought its own plant
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) is moving to protect its $587-million (C$810 million) capex namesake oxide project from a volatile sulphuric acid market in…
Freeport eyes full Grasberg output by end of 2027
Freeport-McMoRan‘s (NYSE: FCX) Indonesian unit has reaffirmed plans to restore the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia to full production by the end of 2027 despite…