July 18, 2025 BHP delays Jansen potash mine, blows budget by 30% BHP plans to spend $7B-$7.4B on the mine's first phase, up from $5.7B, with initial production a full year behind schedule.
July 17, 2025 Spain’s Zelestra aims to power Peru mines with $1 billion renewables investment Zelestra on Thursday inaugurated its $177 million San Martin solar park in the Arequipa region, the largest solar plant in Peru.
July 17, 2025 BHP, Lundin JV extends useful life of Argentina copper mine Their Vicuña joint venture said it was extending the useful life of its Josemaria copper, gold and silver project in Argentina by six years.
July 17, 2025 NexMetals receives EXIM letter for potential $150M loan The loan will support its redevelopment of two nickel-copper mines in Botswana.
July 17, 2025 Northern Dynasty shares plunge 55% on insider selling With Thursday's move, Northern Dynasty has now erased all gains from July 4, when the company announced it was in talks to settle its litigation with the EPA.
July 17, 2025 Special forces veterans lead US bid to buy Congo cobalt miner Orion Resource Partners and Virtus Minerals are jointly negotiating the purchase of Chemaf, Bloomberg sources say.
July 17, 2025 SolGold to start mining copper from Cascabel in early 2028 The Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador will begin production three to four years ahead of its original schedule.
July 17, 2025 Argentina mining exports to top $5B in 2025 despite lithium struggles, industry body says Argentine President Javier Milei's libertarian government is seeking to boost the country's mining sector.
July 17, 2025 Boliden mine to host world’s deepest marathon at 1,120m Run will take place inside the Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, one of Europe’s deepest.
July 16, 2025 Aura Minerals makes US listing debut The copper-gold miner raised $196 million in the offering.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am