October 1, 2025 Column: Critical minerals are stuck between demand hopes and oversupply reality The caveat to long-term forecasts is that they are inherently risky as market dynamics can shift.
October 1, 2025 Sanctioned Russian copper firm in talks to acquire state-seized gold miner UMMC is in talks with the government to acquire a majority stake in the gold mining company UGC which was seized by the state in July.
October 1, 2025 DPM halts Loma Larga gold-copper project drilling amid protests “Permitting appears to be resurfacing as a potential challenge,” CIBC Capital Markets said.
October 1, 2025 Japan’s Pan Pacific plans 2.5% cut in H2 copper output The company outsources smelting and refining operations to its parent companies' plants.
October 1, 2025 Indonesia expects deal soon with Freeport-McMoRan on divestment plan Last week, Freeport declared force majeure at Grasberg after torrential mudslides that killed two workers.
October 1, 2025 BHP sinks $555M into Olympic Dam before major decision Funding for growth projects comes ahead of a decision to double South Australia's copper output to 650,000 tonnes by the mid-2030s.
September 30, 2025 Union rejects contract offer at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine in Chile Some 94% of the union's 550 members voted against the proposal.
September 30, 2025 Peru’s large miners fear their exploration rights are at risk Peru grants concessions that allow mining giants to explore huge swaths of territory for decades before starting production.
September 30, 2025 Giant sinkhole in Chilean mining town haunts residents, three years on Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla are hopeful that a new court ruling will allay their fears.
September 30, 2025 Freeport-McMoRan still in talks with Indonesia over Grasberg mine rights PT Freeport Indonesia is 51% owned by Indonesia's government but operated by Freeport.
Tiernan Gold set to debut on TSX Venture Exchange Tiernan Gold heads to the TSXV with a flagship Chile project and Hochschild as its top shareholder. December 17, 2025 | 09:44 am