September 12, 2025

BHP Xplor launches search for 2026 cohort

Participants can receive up to $500,000 in equity-free funding.

September 12, 2025

Anglo’s swoop for Teck leaves bigger mining rivals on back foot

The merger has left obvious interlopers such as BHP Group and Rio Tinto with limited room for maneuver as things stand.

September 12, 2025

Anglo-Teck $53B merger may create larger copper complex than Escondida

The combination of Anglo’s Collahuasi and Teck’s Quebrada Blanca could yield over one million tonnes of copper a year by the early 2030s.

September 12, 2025

Centerra soars on Mt Milligan gold-copper plan

A new study extends the producing mine’s life until 2045, boosts gold and copper reserves by at least 52% and production by about 12%.

September 12, 2025

Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations

The company continues its efforts to rescue seven workers trapped underground earlier this week.

September 11, 2025

Vale receives operating license for key iron ore project

The project involves expanding the annual capacity of the S11D mine-plant by 20 million metric tons.

September 11, 2025

Anglo-Teck deal hinges on troubled copper mine in Chile

Quebrada Blanca is at the heart of one of the mining industry’s most ambitious combinations.

September 11, 2025

Barrick sells Hemlo Gold mine for $1.1 billion

Hemlo sale leaves Barrick without an operating mine in Canada.

September 11, 2025

Namibia to boost sulphuric acid production as critical mineral output rises

Green Metals Refining and Vedanta announced plans to set up and revive plants.

September 11, 2025

Fatalities rise among gold miners in 2024, Metals Focus reports

Eight out of the 14 companies in the report recorded a combined 27 fatalities at mine sites in 2024.