August 13, 2025 Toxic spill at China-owned Zambian mine 30 times worse than estimated At least 1.5 million tons of the poisonous substance escaped when a reservoir failed at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia Ltd. mine.
August 13, 2025 MMG warns Peru election poses risk to Las Bambas copper mine Las Bambas, the largest copper mine in Peru, is the Chinese company’s most profitable asset.
August 13, 2025 Hudbay snags $600M investment for Arizona copper project Deal hands Mitsubishi a 30% stake in Hudbay's Copper World project, sharply reducing its upfront funding needs.
August 12, 2025 Evolution Mining eyes more copper deals Net income for the year to June rose 119% from the 12 months before.
August 12, 2025 Seabridge drills long copper-gold intervals at Snip North Snip North is about 30 km by air from KSM, which means it could potentially benefit from that project’s proposed development and infrastructure.
August 12, 2025 AI data centers to worsen copper shortage – BNEF Microsoft’s $500 million data center in Chicago alone required 2,177 tonnes of copper during construction.
August 12, 2025 Copper output from Codelco climbs 17% in June Meanwhile production at BHP's Escondida mine slid 33%.
August 11, 2025 Chinese copper maker an unlikely winner from Trump’s tariffs Zhejiang Hailiang Co., a major manufacturer of copper tubes, has jumped nearly 20% since the Trump administration imposed tariffs at the end of July.
August 11, 2025 Codelco begins gradual restart at Chile mine hit by collapse Company also announced the departure of El Teniente boss Andrés Music, who will be replaced on an interim basis by operations manager Claudio Sougarret.
August 11, 2025 Lifezone Metals secures $60M bridge loan for nickel project Kabanga is considered to be one of the world’s largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel sulfide projects.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
