July 30, 2025 Chile’s 2025 vote puts mining sector’s future on the line At stake is the future of Codelco, the state-owned copper giant that helped build modern Chile, and vast deposits of lithium.
July 30, 2025 Rio Tinto logs smallest first-half profit in five years on lower iron ore prices The world's largest iron ore producer posted underlying earnings of $4.81B in H1 down 16% from a year earlier.
July 29, 2025 Grupo Mexico reports profit bump as copper costs shrink Grupo Mexico, controlled by billionaire German Larrea, ranks among the world's largest copper producers by volume.
July 29, 2025 Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada loses ground Finland is now the top jurisdiction for mining and exploration, reclaiming its early 2010s status, followed by Nevada and Alaska.
July 28, 2025 Peru mulls green light for $6 billion in mining projects Peru is evaluating the authorization of 134 mining exploration and exploitation projects.
July 28, 2025 Chile will ask US to include copper within broader trade talks Monday marks the start of a third round of talks between Chilean officials and the office of the US Trade Representative.
July 28, 2025 Copper price pulls back sharply ahead of US tariff deadline The most active copper futures on the COMEX fell by nearly 3% to $5.613/lb.
July 25, 2025 Trafigura’s buyback headache grows amid fresh wave of exits Trafigura has deferred about 30% of the buybacks that were scheduled for this year, Bloomberg sources say.
July 25, 2025 Three workers rescued after 60 hours trapped in Canada mine Rescuers used drones and a remote-controlled scoop to clear a massive rockfall at Red Chris and safely bring the three men to the surface.
July 24, 2025 Column: Copper’s physical tariff trade is rapidly unwinding The market was betting that tariffs would be set lower and come with a longer lead-time.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
