Friedland’s Ivanhoe slashes copper outlook again
Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has cut next year’s copper production outlook at Kamoa-Kakula by 19% as recovery work at the flood-hit…
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Local miner outbids Freeport for Colombia exploration
Colombia’s OP Gold Capital outbid U.S. copper giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) for exploration rights in the country’s north, raising its offer to retain a 60-sq.-km…
Copper surplus to widen as refined output rebounds
The global refined copper surplus is expected to more than triple next year as production growth outpaces consumption, despite demand from electrification, artificial intelligence and…
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…
Zijin buys Allied Gold stake after $4B deal collapses
Zijin Gold’s planned $4 billion (C$5.5 billion) acquisition of Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) has collapsed after Chinese regulators failed to approve the transaction before…
Gold M&A: Zijin unit gains control of rival Chifeng in $2.6B deal
Zijin Gold is acquiring a controlling stake in Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining for 18.3 billion yuan ($2.64 billion), reinforcing its position as China’s largest gold…
Sponsored Video at PDAC: Sun Peak builds Saudi ground ahead of maiden drilling
Sun Peak Metals (TSXV: PEAK; US-OTC: SUNPF) plans to drill its Halahila and Safra projects in Saudi Arabia in next quarter as it builds a…
Collective shifts HQ to Miami, stays Canadian
Collective Mining (TSX: CNL; NYSE-A: CNL) is shifting its executive headquarters from Toronto to Miami as the Colombia-focused explorer seeks closer access to its operations…
Zijin agrees to buy Canada’s Allied Gold for $4B in cash
Zijin Gold agreed Monday to buy Canada’s Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) in a friendly all-cash transaction valued at about $5.5 billion (US$4 billion) as…
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
Copper is heading into a structural deficit from 2026 as demand from electrification accelerates faster than new supply, according to BloombergNEF, with geopolitical intervention now…
Mining Forum Americas: Fresh money pours in, but permits will decide where it sticks
Colorado Springs, Colo. – New capital is flooding back into miners, led by generalist funds and crypto-adjacent investors, but industry analysts and fund managers say…
Zijin becomes world’s No. 3 miner on $100B valuation
China’s Zijin Mining Group (HKG: 2899) has climbed past the $100 billion threshold in market capitalization for the first time, propelling it into the No….