Capstone strike at Mantoverde may end this weekend
Talks could end a four-week strike that has idled Capstone Copper’s (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC; US-OTC: CSFFF) Monteverde mine in Chile. Canaccord Genuity analyst Dalton Baretto says the strike could…
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Bravo raises C$86M including Orion for Brazil nickel-PGMs project
Bravo Mining (TSXV: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) closed an $86-million (US$63.5-million) public offering this month for ongoing preliminary work at its Luanga nickel-platinum project in Brazil as it prepares to bring…
Glencore’s copper drops 11% as Rio takeover looms
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) copper production fell 11% in 2025, hitting the low end of guidance as weaker ore grades and operational constraints weighed on output, amid intensified investor attention on…
Mining industry rates Chile’s critical mineral plan
Industry responses to Chile’s new National Critical Minerals Strategy ranged from supportive to skeptical as officials shift the country’s traditional reliance on copper towards a broader mix of resources aligned with…
AME: Faster, deeper discoveries needed, Anglo exec says
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) chief technical officer Tom McCulley used his first appearance at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup to deliver a clear message to the industry: the…
Bolivia’s lithium gamble tests new US alignment
Bolivia’s political trajectory shifted in November when President Rodrigo Paz took office, signalling a turn towards closer ties with the United States after two decades of Socialist Party rule. Paz’s…
Copper rally lifts 2026 earnings view for miners: report
Rising spot metal prices are setting up one of the strongest earnings years in recent memory for diversified miners, with Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO, LSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN)…
Ivanhoe Electric, SQM explore for Chile copper
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) is teaming up with lithium miner Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE: SQM) to explore for copper on parts of the Atacama Desert in…
Equinox closes $1B Brazil mines sale to China’s CMOC
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) has closed the sale of its Brazilian operations to a subsidiary of China’s CMOC Group for up to $1 billion (C$1.4 billion). The transaction covers…
Rio2 pours first gold at Fenix mine in Chile
Canada’s Rio2 (TSX-V: RIO) has achieved first gold production at its Fenix gold mine in Chile, marking the transition from construction to Chile’s newest gold mine. The first official gold…
Gold’s the 5% hedge, not a trade: Kevin O’Leary
To Kevin O’Leary, investing in gold is straightforward: own it, size it sensibly, and treat it as long-term portfolio insurance—especially when politics and markets get messy. Recently, the Canadian businessman…
Vale says rains overflow Brazil mine pit
Vale (NYSE: VALE) said sediment-laden water overflowed from a pit at the Fábrica iron ore mine in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State early Sunday morning. No injuries occurred and the incident…