January 9, 2025 Canada disputes Trump’s claims of resource independence Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Trump’s assertion that America doesn't need anything from Canada was “simply false.”
January 8, 2025 Yukon Metals identifies priority drill targets at Birch copper-gold project The 7,000-hectare Birch project is one of the company’s 17 properties across 42,500 hectares in Canada's Yukon Territory.
January 8, 2025 Penguins and red tape: Chile says ‘no’ to $2.5bn Dominga mine again Committee of Ministers said it unanimously rejected the $2.5 billion project in agreement with citizen concerns over biodiversity impacts and worries about potential spills.
January 8, 2025 Faraday’s Copper Creek drill results show resource growth potential in Arizona The $2.7 billion capex project contains 4.2 billion lb. copper, 74.6 million lb. of molybdenum and 15.5 million oz. of silver.
January 8, 2025 Codelco taps debt market to fund record copper mine investments The Chilean state miner plans to raise about $1.5 billion to help fund investments needed to retain its status as the world’s biggest copper producer.
January 7, 2025 Ivanhoe Electric-BHP exploration alliance kicks off first survey in Arizona Initially, the parties will explore six areas of interest, with BHP funding $15 million over a three-year period.
January 7, 2025 Chile’s year-end copper windfall signals mines are recovering Chile’s copper export revenue jumped in December, despite lower prices for the metal.
January 7, 2025 Hudbay Minerals seeks approval for $210m Peru mine expansion Plan involves enlarging the Constancia pit, installing new processing equipment, and raising the tailings dam wall.
January 6, 2025 XXIX hits 5.3% copper over 11 metres at Opemiska in Quebec The drilling at the Saddle zone, between the old Springer and Perry mines, is in the project's open-pit shell from a January 2024 resource estimate.
January 6, 2025 US Copper’s bumps California project NPV to over $1bn The study envisions a mine life of 14 years, producing 903,000 tonnes of copper, plus 12 million oz. of silver and 63,000 oz. of gold.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
