March 23, 2025

Copper’s uber bull predicts new record on most-profitable-ever trade

Kostas Bintas was one of the first of a growing chorus of traders and investors to predict that copper was about to enter a multiyear bull market.

March 22, 2025

Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global

Gold accounted for 70% of last year's transaction count and total value in precious and base metals, according to S&P.

March 21, 2025

Peru copper output up 7% in January

Production climbed largely due to higher output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and Anglo American's Quellaveco mine.

March 21, 2025

University of Arizona mining innovation engine aims to build skilled domestic workforce

Arizona’s Sustainable Mining Innovation Engine proposal would secure up to $160 million over 10 years.

March 21, 2025

Zijin Mining’s profit surges 52% on copper, gold prices

China's biggest metals producer has grown aggressively in the past decade, becoming a major global copper supplier by building out big new projects in the DRC.

March 21, 2025

US-Congo minerals, security talks in early stages, minister says

President Felix Tshisekedi has dangled his country’s resources as a way to attract support from US President Donald Trump’s administration.

March 21, 2025

Former Newmont executive tapped to oversee mining on US energy council

Created last month, the council's mandate is to boost not only US oil and gas production, but also the extraction and processing of lithium, copper and other critical minerals.

March 20, 2025

China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves

An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.

March 20, 2025

Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT

Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.

March 20, 2025

Hudbay sees Saudi, UAE, and Japanese interest in Copper World project

The sale is expected to close in six months, with Hudbay selling up to 30% of the project.