Antofagasta’s first half copper output up 11%
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported on Wednesday an almost 11% increase in copper production for the first half of 2025, driven by stronger output from its Los Pelambres and…
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Antofagasta to invest $200M in Cachorro copper project
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has earmarked $200 million over seven years for a new exploration stage at its Cachorro copper project in the country’s north. The move follows the…
Barrick eyes selling Zaldivar mine stake: report
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is reportedly seeking to divest its 50% stake in the Zaldivar copper mine run by Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) in Chile, Bloomberg reported. Barrick has…
Antofagasta misses copper target, keeps guidance
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported on Thursday that its copper production for 2024 fell below company expectations, despite exceeding its total output for the previous year. The company, Chile’s…
Marimaca Copper makes Pampa Medina Norte discovery in Chile
Marimaca reported results from the maiden scout drilling program at the Pias target, located northwest of Pampa Medina within the broader Sierra de Medina property block.
Aldebaran Resources stock hits high on copper-gold resource boost in Argentina
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE, OTCQX: ADBRF) says a significant resource increase makes its Altar project in Argentina one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits. Total measured and indicated resources came…
Antofagasta propels green energy with South America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive
Chile-focused Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) aims to become the first mining company to use a hydrogen-powered locomotive in South America. It’s part of the copper producer’s efforts to develop alternatives to…
Codelco pays US$520M for Enami’s 10% stake in Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile
The deal will contribute 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes of copper to Codelco’s annual output.
Chile copper, lithium mines rattled by 7.4 quake
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Thursday night, 45 km outside San Pedro de Atacama, where the majority of the country’s vast copper and lithium mines are located. The…
Opinion: Want more investors? Act local
The mining industry must boost its support of local communities if it’s ever going to attract enough investors for the world to meet climate-change fighting goals, a new survey and…
Antofagasta updates on US$4.4B Centinela expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has started installing a second concentrator in a Centinela copper mine expansion aiming to increase the company’s total production of the wiring and plumbing metal…
JV Article: Kenorland has two greenfields discoveries under its belt
Since a group of four geologists in their thirties created Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF) in 2016, the junior explorer has staked over 15,000 sq. km — roughly the…