Elliot pushes Australia’s top gold miner to weigh sale
Activist investor Elliott wants Northern Star Resources to review strategy, leadership and board composition.
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Treasure Hunt: Saskatchewan Potash – The buried treasure that fed the world
For the latest clue, read the article below; voici la version française. And watch the video: English | French Long before Saskatchewan became synonymous with endless wheat fields, another treasure…
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…
Fortescue Metals head defends zero emissions target
Fortescue (ASX: FMG) defended its plans to reach real zero carbon emissions across its Australian iron ore operations by 2030. “In the mining industry, we have been hammered for deployment of…
BHP urged to assess rare earths at Olympic Dam
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) must assess whether rare earths and other critical minerals at its Olympic Dam mine complex can be commercially produced under a new agreement with South…
Kinross bets $3B on Chile gold district growth
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) plans to invest $3 billion (C$4.1 billion) to develop the Lobo Marte project in Chile’s Atacama region, advancing one of the country’s largest proposed…
BHP shelved ‘urgent’ Pilbara climate plans: reports
BHP (ASX: BHP) is said to have delayed billions of dollars in Pilbara decarbonization projects despite internally warning that slow emissions cuts could damage its reputation and undermine its “licence…
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…
RANKED: The world’s top 10 biggest copper mines
The global copper market enjoyed one of its best years in 2025. The threat of United States tariffs on the industrial metal and its elevated status as a critical mineral,…
BHP loses bid to appeal Brazil dam disaster ruling
BHP (ASX: BHP) cannot appeal a U.K. court ruling that found the world’s largest miner liable for Brazil’s deadliest environmental disaster, tightening pressure ahead of a damages trial tied to…
Chile targets faster permits to unlock $100B pipeline
Chile is moving to accelerate mining permit approvals to unlock more than $100 billion in investment and revive momentum in its cornerstone copper sector, Economy and Mining Minister Daniel Mas said…
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
At the end of the first quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, up $250 billion so…