November 8, 2023

Generation Mining gets key approvals for Marathon palladium-copper project in Ontario

Over the LOM, the Marathon project is anticipated to produce 2.1 million ounces of palladium, 517 million lbs of copper, 485,000 ounces of platinum, 158,000 ounces of gold and 3,156,000…

November 8, 2023

Aurubis to invest about $700 million to build smelter in US

The commissioning of the secondary smelter in Augusta, Georgia, is planned for the second half of 2024.

November 8, 2023

‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say

A dispute between Taranis Resources, the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor project is brewing over deep drilling exploration permit delays.

November 8, 2023

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project

Camino said it has also increased its claims at the Los Chapitos property by an additional 10 square kilometres.

November 8, 2023

The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem

TMC is sending a team back to NORI-D, the site of last year’s work, as it continues its environmental studies in preparation for commercial mining.

November 8, 2023

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Through their Nuevo Cobre joint venture, the miners will explore and potentially develop copper assets in the top producing country.

November 7, 2023

Peru miners say copper output could climb without impact from protests

Victor Gobitz, president of SNMP, said 2024 output could hit 2.7-2.8 million metric tons.

November 7, 2023

Nascent recovery in Chilean copper mining is spluttering

October’s export revenue from copper fell 6.7% from September and 8.8% from a year ago.

November 7, 2023

Codelco cuts 2024 copper premium to China, changes contract structure

The miner has offered to sell copper at a premium of $89 a metric ton to major Chinese clients for its 2024 contracts, a drop of 36% from this year.

November 7, 2023

What green energy transition? Half of mining still exploring for gold

New study shows a $1.1 billion drop in gold exploration budgets this year as juniors struggle to raise capital, but the precious metal still accounts for 46% of the total.