BHP, KGHM join forces in global hunt for copper
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP), the world’s largest miner, and KGHM Polska Miedź (WSE: KGH) are joining forces to hunt for new copper deposits globally as demand for the metal…
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Osisko hits 4.7% copper beneath Gaspé workings
New drilling by Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) at its Gaspé Copper project in eastern Quebec has extended the past-producing mine’s footprint, demonstrating the potential for higher-grade mineralization near…
Aya doubles Boumadine value to $3.5B
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) has more than doubled the after-tax net present value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion (C$4.8 billion) while raising initial…
Copper price, miners slide on Trump tariff doubts
Copper prices and U.S. miners plunged Thursday after Reuters reported the White House still hasn’t decided whether to impose tariffs on refined copper as officials weigh support for domestic production…
Rio Tinto wins Aboriginal consent for Winu copper mine
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has secured Aboriginal consent for its Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia, advancing one of the miner’s most important near-term growth projects. The agreement…
Troilus triples value to $3.2B, closes in on funding
A new study for Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake copper-gold project in Quebec has more than tripled the mine’s estimated value thanks to detailed engineering, an expanded reserve and…
Mining stocks claim record 60% of 2026 TSX30
Miners captured a record 60% of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s annual list of its 30 top-performing companies, as strong precious and critical minerals stocks propelled the sector to its largest showing yet. Eighteen…
Agnico takes 22% of Vizsla in $32M Alaska deal
Vizsla Copper (TSXV: VCU; US-OTC: VCUFF) agreed to buy Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX, NYSE: AEM) Delta and Helm Bay projects in Alaska for shares valued at $32 million (US$23.3 million),…
Collective slides on Apollo’s 4.1M-oz gold resource
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) shares fell 9% Wednesday after the company outlined a first resource containing 4.1 million oz. of gold at its Apollo deposit in Colombia, even as…
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…
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…
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…