First Quantum’s Argentina copper mine valued at $5.9B
A new technical report on First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Taca Taca copper-gold project in northwest Argentina shows the project’s value has more than doubled in five years thanks in…
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CHARTS: US copper glut hides refining crunch
The United States produces more raw copper than it consumes but lacks the processing capacity to turn it into usable metal, leaving manufacturers dependent on foreign refiners, a new report…
Glencore doubles down on copper, keeps M&A in play
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is stepping up its copper ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond, even as it posted a third straight annual earnings decline, while keeping the…
Capstone sinks on lacklustre production outlook
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) shares dropped after the company disclosed weaker-than-expected 2026 output targets due to lower grades at the Mantos Blancos operation and the lingering effects of a…
BHP-Lundin Vicuña JV’s copper-gold district potential hits $9B value
A new study for the Vicuña joint venture between BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that straddles the Argentina-Chile border positions the 70-year copper-gold-silver project in the…
Bullion rally has legs, Scotiabank says
Sustained central bank buying, heightened geopolitical uncertainty and rising investor flows into exchange traded funds are some of the main factors that could keep propelling gold higher over the coming…
BHP leans on copper growth, not big deals
CEO Mike Henry said there’s no urgent need for deals as the company aims for 2.5 million tonnes of copper equivalent annually.
Lundin finds new copper-gold systems in Ecuador
Canada’s Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) said drilling near its Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador showed a large intrusive complex hosting several shallow copper-gold porphyry systems within a…
JP Morgan sees $5.50 copper, deficit worsening
J.P. Morgan has raised its long-term copper price forecast by 9.1% due to widening structural supply deficits and sharply higher capital costs that will require massive investment in new mine…
Surprise grades expand Collective’s Apollo in Colombia
Step-out drilling by Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) at its Guayabales project in Colombia has uncovered gold grades up to 40% higher than modelled as well as notable tungsten and…
Capstone strike ends allowing Mantoverde at full rate
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is preparing to restore full output at its Mantoverde copper-gold mine in Chile after workers in the operation’s biggest union ratified a new three-year…
Lundin, BecomingX climb from deepest marathon to world’s highest
Standing at 4,200 metres high in Chile’s Atacama desert, the CEO and co-founder of education firm BecomingX takes a step forward from The World’s Deepest Marathon to begin a new…