April 24, 2025

Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry

The broad order avoids a direct confrontation with the United Nations-backed International Seabed Authority and seeks essentially to jumpstart the mining of US waters.

April 24, 2025

CHART: Price spike doubles value of cobalt EV battery market

Congo’s surprise export ban and collaboration with Indonesia to limit global supply of cobalt sparks rapid reaction in top source of demand.

April 24, 2025

Peru’s Antamina copper mine restarts after accident left employee dead

Antamina said at the time it was investigating the cause of the incident, which killed an operations manager and injured another senior employee.

April 24, 2025

Teck-backed AbraSilver assays boost La Coipita project in Argentina

La Coipita is a district-scale property covering over 700 sq. km in western San Juan province near the Chilean border.

April 24, 2025

Global copper processing controlled by a familiar few

New infographic reveals a stark divide in global copper processing, with China dominating over half of the world's capacity.

April 24, 2025

Teck Q1 results beat estimates on higher commodity prices, copper sales

Teck's first-quarter copper sales volumes rose 11% year-on-year.

April 24, 2025

Trump considering sovereign wealth fund to invest in US miners, Interior Secretary says

Interior Department also announced that it will expedite the development of domestic energy resources and critical minerals.

April 24, 2025

Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium tie-up

The competition regulator's approval follows endorsements from the EU, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

April 23, 2025

China’s surprise resilience aids copper as global risks mount

Copper demand in leading market China has proved remarkably resilient this year despite headwinds from the US-led trade war.

April 23, 2025

Barrick is cashing in on gold’s record rally with asset sales

Shedding those assets allows miners like Barrick to focus on major, so-called “Tier 1” mines.