July 18, 2024

Foran upsizes placement to $263m for Saskatchewan projects

The proceeds will primarily go to the McIlvenna Bay copper and Bigstone copper-zinc projects.

July 18, 2024

US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says

Mines in the US go from discovery to production on an average of 29 years.

July 18, 2024

Blank-check firm to buy Turkish mine in $290 million bet on copper demand

The Gediktepe mine marks the beginning of ACG's global copper consolidation strategy.

July 18, 2024

Copper output from Codelco this year to top 2023, chairman says

"We have reaffirmed our commitment for 2024 production to surpass 2023," said Maximo Pacheco.

July 18, 2024

China copper smelters eye more output cuts as raw material supply tightens

CRU predicts a shortage of concentrate feed globally in 2025 at 1.1 million metric tons of copper-in-concentrate.

July 18, 2024

Anglo’s sale of De Beers hindered by diamond market state

Anglo American has warned of more production cuts at De Beers due to reduced spending by Chinese consumers prolonging the market downturn.

July 17, 2024

Freeport Indonesia to process 400,000t of copper concentrate at new smelter

Earlier this month, Freeport obtained an export permit for the rest of the year from the government.

July 17, 2024

Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time

Mining industry legends discuss the backstories on their multibillion-dollar successes.

July 17, 2024

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal

Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.

July 17, 2024

China copper smelters plan to cut output after margins fall

The output cuts underscore the industry’s struggle with a shortage of feedstocks caused by recent mine production setbacks.