BHP’s new boss favours new builds over M&A
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) CEO Brandon Craig is prioritizing copper expansions over acquisitions, brushing aside speculation the mining giant could pursue uranium developer NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) as lofty…
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CEO chat: Faraday sees 18B-lb Arizona copper district
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) expects confirmation drilling at BHP’s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) former San Manuel mine to support a combined Arizona resource containing more than 18 billion…
CHART: Mining stocks enjoy a $210-billion fortnight
So far in August the combined U.S. dollar market capitalization of the MINING.COM TOP 50 rose from $2.17 trillion to $2.38 trillion. That is $210 billion in seven sessions, three…
US unveils $2B of financing commitments for mining
United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced more than $2 billion (C$2.8 billion) in financing pledges for critical minerals and other mining projects that he says will help the…
Top 10: BHP leads heavyweights Down Under
BHP Group (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) leads Australia’s biggest listed mining and metals companies by market value, while Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) posted the strongest fiscal 2025 profit. BHP was worth…
US-backed Orion eyes stake in Tanzania nickel mine
A deal would help Lifezone finance the $940 million Kabanga project and advance US efforts to secure critical minerals.
BHP, unions fail to reach Port Hedland wage deal
BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) and unions representing workers at its Port Hedland iron ore operations in Australia have ended wage negotiations without reaching a new agreement, but further talks…
BHP’s first port strike in 26 years rattles iron ore supply
Union action at Port Hedland raises fresh concerns over iron ore exports as wage negotiations remain deadlocked.
BHP strike threat fuels iron ore’s best week since May
Iron ore prices are headed for their biggest weekly gain since early May as a looming strike at BHP‘s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) Port Hedland export terminal raises supply concerns…
Rule Summit: Lara drills Planalto toward $1B Brazil copper test
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has seven rigs turning at its Planalto copper-gold project in Brazil, a 14,000-metre test of whether the Carajás discovery can…
BHP leverages $1.5B to restart Chile copper mine
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) has begun the process to reopen the Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile, targeting an investment of $1.5 billion to restart the operation and extend…
South32 sells aluminum businesses to Alcoa for $5.6B
Australia’s South32 (ASX: S32) has agreed to sell nearly its entire aluminum portfolio to Alcoa (NYSE: AA; ASX: AAI) in a deal valued at up to $5.6 billion (C$7.9 billion)….