Rio Tinto injects $144M into Resolution Copper after Arizona land battle win
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has approved $144 million (C$201 million) in additional spending at its Resolution Copper project in Arizona, advancing engineering and…
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Federal backing advances Alaska mining projects
Alaska’s mining projects are gaining federal backing as the Trump administration seeks domestic supplies of critical minerals for national defence and the energy transition. The…
Chile copper outlook worsens as price forecast rises
Chile’s copper commission has cut its production forecasts for the world’s largest producer and raised its 2027 price outlook by 17% as mines struggle to…
Cartier owner weighs De Beers bid with Signet
Cartier owner Richemont and U.S. jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) are discussing joining a consortium bidding for Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) controlling stake in…
BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine
BHP (ASX, LSE: BHP) and the supervisors’ union at its Escondida mine in Chile have reached a preliminary agreement to avert a strike at the…
Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus
The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production…
Avalanche adds to Chile’s copper supply pressures
A snow avalanche that killed two subcontractor workers at Codelco’s El Teniente mine on Sunday has added to mounting supply concerns in Chile, as extreme…
Copper price gains as Chile strike threatens output
Copper prices climbed Thursday as a strike by more than 700 workers at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Centinela mine in Chile raised concerns about production disruptions…
Altius makes bid for rest of TNR amid board fight
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) has made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire the 87% of TNR Gold (TSXV: TNR; US-OTC: TRRXF) it doesn’t already own,…
Mining’s future is up for sale
Streaming has moved far beyond its origins as a niche financing tool for cash-strapped miners, with multibillion-dollar deals and a growing secondary market turning rights…
BHP’s Escondida restart eases tight copper supply woes
The mine halt, low Chinese inventories and an approaching holiday pause had left the copper market with little room for supply disruptions.
BHP wins top BC reclamation award for Island Copper
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) won British Columbia’s top mine reclamation award for work continuing more than three decades after its Island Copper mine closed…