Seville panel: Europe must match US mining support
Europe needs to match its critical minerals ambitions with purchase guarantees, public investment and stable policies if it wants companies to build mines and processing…
Copper
Sponsored video: Atex eyes Valeriano starter mine
Atex Resources President & CEO Chris Beer in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for…
Copper-hungry US buyers circle Ivanhoe Electric mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) is in advanced negotiations to sell copper from its $1.4-billion Santa Cruz project in Arizona as surging demand from artificial…
Brazil survey plan could give big miners first claims
Brazil’s geological survey is considering giving companies that help pay for airborne surveys temporary exclusive access to the results, raising concerns that large funders could…
Americas Gold’s record silver output misses forecasts
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) reported weaker-than-expected silver production in the third quarter amid ongoing infrastructure work at its main Galena complex…
Spain’s Andalucia courts miners with faster permits
The Andalucia region in Spain wants to attract mining investors with faster approvals and access to hundreds of areas covered by expired mineral rights, as…
Seabed rocks catch fire during lab tests
Metal-rich rocks recovered from the Pacific Ocean began smoking and heating when researchers broke them apart in a laboratory, highlighting a potential fire hazard for…
US Project Vault readies $1B loan blitz for industry
Federal-backed financing aims to help US manufacturers secure essential metals and materials amid supply risks.
Summit video: Vizsla puts Palmer copper project first in Alaska growth plan
Vizsla Copper (TSXV: VCU; US-OTC: VCUFF) plans to move its Palmer copper-zinc project in Alaska toward prefeasibility over the next two to three years, while…
Copper surplus to widen as refined output rebounds
The global refined copper surplus is expected to more than triple next year as production growth outpaces consumption, despite demand from electrification, artificial intelligence and…
Erdene eyes 2031 start for $687M Mongolia moly project
Erdene Resource Development (TSX: ERD; US-OTC: ERDCF) could bring its $687-million (C$976-million) Zuun Mod molybdenum-copper project in Mongolia into production within five years under an…
Antofagasta slides as copper outlook disappoints
Shares in Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) fell more than 6% on Thursday after the Chilean copper miner’s initial production outlook for 2027 fell short of analyst…