Jansen ‘learnings’ key to limiting costs: BHP executive
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) wants to use lessons from its maiden foray into potash production to ensure that a subsequent expansion of the facility is completed at or under…
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Q2 cuts strong lithium intervals as first resource nears
Infill drilling by Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) at its Cisco project in north-central Quebec has returned results as high as 1.56% lithium oxide (Li2O) across numerous intersections. Highlight…
Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in 2026. From precious and critical metals mines across…
Rio Tinto to sell US boron assets: report
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) is looking to sell its boron assets in California as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to simplify its operating model, according to Bloomberg. The…
Copper Giant also huge in molybdenum at Mocoa
An update for Copper Giant Resources’ (TSXV: CGNT; US-OTC: LBCMF) Mocoa project in Colombia boosts contained tonnage by at least two-third for copper and molybdenum and marks it as one of the…
Rio cuts alumina output in Australia
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) plans to scale back output at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland by 40% starting in October 2026 to extend the plant’s operating life…
Chile vote thrusts right-winger to runoff
A strong showing by pro-business candidates in Chilean elections yesterday bodes well for the resurgence of mining investment in the world’s largest copper producer. Although conservative hardliner José Antonio Kast…
RANKED: World’s 20 biggest gold projects
Gold bugs have been riding a scorching rally in 2025. With a gain of over 50%, gold is one of the best-performing assets year to date, buoyed by strong buying…
Rio Tinto halts Jadar project in Serbia: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) plans to pause its development of the long-delayed Jadar lithium project in Serbia to cut costs and shift focus elsewhere, Bloomberg reported on Thursday….
Guinea looks downstream past Simandou start
As the Rio Tinto-led (ASX, LSE: RIO) $23.5-billion Simandou iron ore mine started officially this week in Guinea, the West African country under military rule said it wants to expand…
A third of mines don’t meet tailings rules: ICMM
A new report finds 33% of mines around the world operated by two dozen leading companies don’t fully meet industry standards for tailings management. Yet two-thirds of 836 facilities are…
Bottlenecks slow US copper supply ambitions
The United States’ effort to build a secure domestic supply of copper is running headlong into environmental review and legal disputes – illustrating the tension between energy transition goals and…