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…
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Power Metallic CEO sees low costs despite lower first tonnage at Lion in Quebec
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) CEO Terry Lynch says the first resource at its Lion polymetallic deposit in Quebec came in lighter than expected, but development costs should…
Marimaca hits thick copper-silver zone at Pampa Medina in Chile
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) has cut 216 metres grading nearly 1% copper at Pampa Medina in Chile’s Antofagasta Region while step-out drilling pushed the copper-silver system 300 metres…
Ivanhoe’s giant Makoko copper find gets 30% bigger
The DRC discovery is moving towards mine planning as Ivanhoe expands drilling and prepares a 2027 scoping study.
Deals sharpen South America’s critical minerals edge
South America is moving to turn its vast mineral wealth into a coordinated production and investment hub as governments race to secure critical minerals for energy, technology and defence. Chile,…
Sponsored Q&A: AME urges Ottawa to expand exploration tax breaks
Canada is pushing to develop more critical mineral projects, but the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) says current tax rules leave a financing gap as discoveries move towards becoming mines….
Vale shelves base metals IPO: Globe
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has shelved plans for an initial public offering of its critical-minerals subsidiary Vale Base Metals (VBM) amid political opposition in Brazil to potentially losing control over strategic…
SW US CEO chat: Ivanhoe Electric maps $1B debt path for Arizona copper project
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) CEO Taylor Melvin says the company aims to secure more than $1 billion in U.S.-backed debt as it starts early construction at its Santa Cruz…
SW US CEO chat: Capstone devoted to Arizona mine for long haul
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is committed to modernizing its Pinto Valley open-pit operation in Arizona to lift production and potentially lengthen mine life, CEO Cashel Meagher says. Located…
Faraday drilling boosts Arizona copper cathode case
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) says drilling at its Copper Creek project in Arizona has expanded shallow oxide and sulphide mineralization, strengthening the case for future copper cathode production…
Colombia scraps 10 mining rules to attact investors
Colombia’s new government has repealed 10 resolutions restricting natural resource exploration and extraction, accelerating President Abelardo De La Espriella’s push to revive mining investment and unlock the country’s largely untapped…
SW US mine rush collides with water limits
Washington’s push to mine more copper and lithium in the U.S. Southwest is running into a harder limit than permitting: whether projects can secure enough water to operate for decades…