Copper mine supply risks first decline since 2017: Sprott
Global mined copper production could fall this year for the first time in nearly a decade even after prices hit records, as disruptions, declining grades and weak Chilean output expose…
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Antofagasta’s posts $2B profit, cuts copper outlook
Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has cut its 2026 copper production forecast after extreme weather shut its flagship Los Pelambres mine in Chile, overshadowing a 27% increase in first-half core earnings. The…
Top 10 global miners: Zijin’s expansion pays off
Zijin Mining’s (SSE: 601899; SEHK: 2899) expansion strategy paid dividends as the Chinese miner topped global peers located outside North America and Australia for market capitalization. Attributable net income for 2025 jumped 62% to a…
Antofagasta banks on stronger second half to hit copper goal
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reaffirmed on Tuesday its full-year production guidance after second-quarter copper output edged lower, betting that stronger production in the second half will lift it…
Andina discovers third Piuquenes porphyry in Argentina
Andina Copper (TSXV: ANDC; US-OTC: ANDC) has discovered a third copper porphyry at Piuquenes North in Argentina’s San Juan province, sending shares higher. Visual logging of the cores from two…
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 a private company. There are 1,765 unicorns globally, past…
Trump reverses Minnesota mining ban
United States President Donald Trump overturned a 2023 decision by the Biden administration that had placed a 20-year ban on mining and geothermal leasing across more than 910 sq. km…
US Senate vote unlocks huge Antofagasta copper project in Minnesota
The United States Senate narrowly voted to overturn a longstanding mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, a move that could revive development of one of the country’s largest…
Antofagasta backs 2026 goals despite copper output dip
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported lower first-quarter copper output on Wednesday but maintained its 2026 forecast, citing expected production gains through the year. The London-listed company produced 143,000 tonnes…
JP Morgan sees $5.50 copper, deficit worsening
J.P. Morgan has raised its long-term copper price forecast by 9.1% due to widening structural supply deficits and sharply higher capital costs that will require massive investment in new mine…
Atex copper-gold results hint at resource growth
Results from the second hole of Atex Resources’ (TSXV: ATX; US‑OTC: ATXRF) drill program at its Valeriano copper‑gold project in northern Chile are enhancing the thickness and grade of its…
Trump, Congress to overturn Minnesota mining ban
U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress are moving to rescind a Biden-era mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, leading to the revival of one of the nation’s biggest…