Las Bambas halt compounds South America copper woes
China-controlled miner MMG (HKG: 1208) has suspended operations at its Las Bambas mine in Peru after an accident killed two workers, adding another disruption to South American copper supply as…
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Blockade keeps Endeavour’s Mexican mine shut
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) operations at its Terronera silver-gold mine in Mexico remained suspended Thursday as a local community blockade over infrastructure, services and financial support continued in…
Friedland’s forgotten metal wins $400M US backing
After more than two decades, billionaire Robert Friedland’s plans of developing a scandium mine in New South Wales (NSW) look to be finally coming to fruition. Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:…
Omai values Guyana gold project at $4B
A new economic study for Omai Gold Mines’ (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) namesake project in Guyana positions it among the largest and most valuable undeveloped gold projects in South America,…
Copper price eases as LME inventories surge
London Metal Exchange on-warrant copper inventories have surged by more than 50% in three days, easing fears of an acute supply squeeze and sharply narrowing a key market spread. On-warrant…
Lundin Mining cuts copper outlook as Chile storms strike again
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) cut its 2026 copper production forecast after a second severe winter storm hit the company’s operations in Chile’s Atacama region, disrupting its recovery from an earlier…
Gold Fields puts $77M in Suriname-focused Founders
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI), one of the world’s largest gold miners, is investing another $77 million (US$55.7 million) to raise its stake in Suriname explorer Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR;…
Onyx hits 13g gold at Munro-Croesus in Ontario
Onyx Gold (TSXV: ONYX) reported one of its highest-grade intervals yet at the Munro-Croesus project in northern Ontario as the Canadian developer works to outline a broad gold system. The…
Empire Metals shares jump as Pitfield titanium resource hits 8.2B tonnes
The junior says its upgraded Western Australian resource confirms Pitfield as the world’s largest titanium deposit.
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…
Ottawa scrutinizes China’s $175M Lithium Chile deal
Canadian junior Lithium Chile (TSX-V: LITH) and China Union Holdings (SZSE: 000036) face a potential national security review of their $175-million (C$243-million) Argentum Lithium transaction after Canadian officials raised concerns…
US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining
Washington is planning to auction off deep-sea mining leases near the Northern Mariana Islands later this year, advancing the Trump administration’s push to develop domestic sources of critical minerals from…