August 26, 2025 Merz and Carney vow deeper cooperation on critical minerals The initiative includes co-funding of new projects.
August 25, 2025 Chile regulator raises bar to restart zones shuttered by Codelco mine collapse The company will now have to have a monitoring and control plan overseeing the safety of mining operations in all of its underground deposits.
August 25, 2025 Texas factory gives Chinese copper firm an edge in tariff war Wellascent plans to invest in three years $100 million in the US plant.
August 25, 2025 First Quantum drops plan to sell stakes in Zambia copper mines Early last year, the company said it was considering offloading minority interests in its Kansanshi and Sentinel operations in Zambia.
August 25, 2025 US adds copper, potash, silicon in critical minerals list shake-up Silver was added to hedge against a low-probability, high-impact disruption in Mexico, with the final list to be published in about a month.
August 25, 2025 Ivanhoe advances Kamoa dewatering plan, plans forecasts Ivanhoe noted that the western side of the mine is expected to be fully dewatered within eight weeks.
August 25, 2025 IMF sees Panama GDP up 4.5% this year in rebound from copper mine closure First Quantum Minerals' Cobre Panama copper mine has been closed since late 2023.
August 24, 2025 Codelco approved to reopen two sections of El Teniente mine The labor inspection office has still only approved a partial return to those units of the mine.
August 22, 2025 Americas Gold & Silver hits bonanza grades at Galena in Idaho Company said it had traced a high-grade upper extension of the producing 149 vein at its Galena complex.
August 22, 2025 Codelco cuts 2025 copper forecast after El Teniente mine collapse The state-owned miner said its own output totaled 634,000 metric tons, up 9% from the same period last year.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am