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…
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Sponsored: Lavras sees high-grade boost at Aldeias
Lavras Gold CFO Hemdat Sawh (L) in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan last month during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video…
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)….
Fitzroy drills 1.7% copper, expands Chile program
Fitzroy Minerals (TSXV: FTZ; US-OTC: FTZFF) has intersected strong copper grades at its Buen Retiro project in northern Chile and expanded its drill program as it continues to define a…
AbraSilver study quadruples Argentina project value
A definitive feasibility study for AbraSilver Resource’s (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina quadruples the open-pit mine’s projected value and cuts the payback period to less than…
Aclara Resources gets environmental OK for Chile rare earths project
The receipt of the final environmental approval for Aclara Resources’ (TSX: ARA) Penco Module rare earths project in Chile shows the need for governments to make the most of the…
Anglo, Codelco seal pact to unlock $5B in copper
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Chilean state-owned miner Codelco have finalized a landmark agreement to combine development plans at their neighbouring Los Bronces and Andina mines, unlocking at least $5…
Sponsored: Magma targets 100Moz silver at Niñobamba
Magma Silver Chair & CEO Stephen Barley in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video…
BHP to sell $1.5B Chile power lines in copper-first pivot
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP) is preparing to sell about $1.5 billion worth of power transmission assets in Chile as the world’s largest miner sharpens its focus on copper and…
AbraSilver’s copper-gold results suggest district scale potential at La Coipita
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) has drilled its best hole yet at La Coipita in Argentina, honing a Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK)-funded copper growth story beside…
GoldMining PEA outlines $532M value, 10-year life for São Jorge project
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for GoldMining’s (TSX: GOLD; NYSE-A: GLDG) São Jorge project in northern Brazil positions it as a relatively small open-pit project with strong projected returns, with…
Ero Copper sees resource growth potential in Brazil
New drilling at Ero Copper’s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas polymetallic project in northern Brazil has extended mineralization beyond the current resource model’s limits, reinforcing the potential for further growth at…