October 20, 2025 Anglo American, Arc Minerals end Zambia copper venture Arc Minerals shares plunged 55% on the news which marks the close of Anglo’s first new investment in Zambia in nearly 20 years.
October 17, 2025 New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.
October 16, 2025 Critical mineral firms boost Washington lobbying as US expands investments At least a dozen companies — including lithium, copper, rare earths, and geothermal firms — have signed with major Washington lobbying firms since January.
October 15, 2025 Explosive attacks hit bridges in Ecuador days after illegal mining crackdown The explosions follow a major military and airforce operation on Monday that destroyed several illegal mine entrances.
October 15, 2025 US judge set to approve Rio Tinto’s $139M Mongolia mine settlement The lawsuit relates to Rio's $7 billion underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi mine.
October 10, 2025 Botswana enforces new 24% local ownership rule for mines The country is the world's top diamond producer by value and an emerging copper mining hotspot.
October 9, 2025 Zimbabwe pushes mineral processing as it takes aim at corruption Mining contributes 70% of Zimbabwe’s export earnings.
October 8, 2025 Congo mining firms underreported $16.8 billion in revenue, audit says The discrepancy resulted in $50.4 million in lost contributions to development funds, the report said.
October 8, 2025 Kazakh Fincraft targets Canadian Tethys in strategic mining push Kazakh billionaire Rakishev, who leads Fincraft, eyes Tethys’ oil and gas assets to boost his group’s Central Asian nickel and coal portfolio.
October 7, 2025 Chile mining regulator says investigation into fatal mine collapse will take months The July accident in Codelco's star copper mine led to the death of six workers and was the deadliest mining accident in Chile.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
