September 10, 2025

Policy is the new geology, panel hears

The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard at the Precious Metals Summit

September 10, 2025

Zambia backs Chinese mine’s assessment in acid spill disaster

Government refuted an independent estimate of how much toxic acid spilled from a Chinese state-owned copper mine in February.

September 10, 2025

Vale CEO sees copper growth driven by project pipeline over M&A

The Brazilian company produces about 350,000 tons of copper a year and forecasts doubling that amount by 2035.

September 10, 2025

AI demand seen pushing copper price longer term

Red Cloud Securities sees a copper surplus of 126,000 tonnes in 2026 as tariffs weigh on growth and US demand shrinks by 6%.

September 10, 2025

Sprott expands ETF suite with actively managed metals fund

The Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF debuted on the NASDAQ on Wednesday under the ticker symbol "METL".

September 10, 2025

Panama to weigh First Quantum copper mine restart by early 2026

Dialogue with the company will start after an upcoming audit is completed, Commerce Minister Julio Moltó said.

September 10, 2025

Anglo’s go-to banker drives Teck deal after seeing off BHP

Centerview Partners LLC banker James Hartop took the lead for Anglo as it negotiated with Teck.

September 10, 2025

BHP seen as unlikely to pounce on Anglo or Teck

World's largest miner is now focused on organic growth, but bankers say much could change before deal closes.

September 9, 2025

Bahrain sponsors deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals for international permit

Bahrain, now the first Middle Eastern country to back deep-sea mining, could potentially fund a metals refinery in the future.

September 9, 2025

Freeport shares sink after workers trapped at Grasberg

The miner has temporarily halted operations at its mine in Indonesia.