May 12, 2025 Rio Tinto to ship Simandou ore in November Rio Tinto also announced the $399 million sale of a 30% stake in Winu copper-gold project to Sumitomo Metals.
May 10, 2025 First Quantum ‘positive and patient’ about Panama mine restart — BMO Legal discussions are ongoing regarding First Quantum's release of stockpiled concentrate and the site's power plant restart.
May 9, 2025 US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans The long-running fight over the Resolution Copper project pits the religious rights of Arizona's San Carlos Apache people against rising demand for copper.
May 9, 2025 Fortune Minerals reports NICO bismuth project test work results for planned Alberta refinery Company says the NICO deposit contains 12% of global bismuth reserves as well as 1.1 million in-situ ounces of gold.
May 9, 2025 Copper price supported by Chinese demand, tariff hiatus, easing of geopolitical tensions There are several reasons for copper’s reversal of fortune.
May 9, 2025 Vedanta copper operation taps South Africa’s RMB to help raise debt The company has hired Rand Merchant Bank to help raise as much as $1 billion in debt financing.
May 9, 2025 Copper price rises on ongoing supply strain in China Chinese buyers continue to face challenges securing copper in a constrained market.
May 8, 2025 China’s copper concentrate imports at record high as more smelters prepare to open Copper inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange are expected to fall again this week, according to traders, with the swift drawdown likely to lift prices and increase the incentive for…
May 8, 2025 Copper output from Codelco climbs 15% in March Meanwhile production at BHP's Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine, leaped almost 19%.
May 8, 2025 Group Eleven assays highlight Ballywire’s critical minerals role One highlight intercept in hole 25-3552-31 returned up to 1,880 grams silver per tonne and 10.45% copper.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am