July 16, 2025

Rinehart urges Rio Tinto to shift main office to Australia

She also took a swipe at Rio's Simandou project, dubbed the "Pilbara killer," for its potential to rival the region as the top iron ore hub.

July 16, 2025

Antofagasta’s copper production up 11% in strong first half

The Chilean miner, the largest copper producer after Codelco, generated 314,900 tonnes of copper in H1 2025, up from 284,700 in H1 2024.

July 15, 2025

Rio Tinto Q2 iron ore output rises as Trott gets set to take helm

The miner shipped 79.9 million tonnes of iron ore from its Pilbara operations, a 13% rise from the previous quarter.

July 15, 2025

Tudor Gold takes Seabridge’s tunnel project in British Columbia to court

Tudor argues that the commissioner’s Licence of Occupation for the MTT creates a competing mineral claim, threatening Tudor's rights on the Treaty Creek property.

July 15, 2025

World’s top cable maker sees US copper tariff as opportunity

Italy’s Prysmian, which last year shelled out $4 billion-plus to buy Texas-based Encore Wire, is in regular contact with the administration ahead of the measure’s implementation on Aug. 1.

July 15, 2025

Trump’s 50% copper tariffs jolt US market as buyers slash imports and delay orders

Now that the 50% levy is just weeks away, there are already signs that demand for the metal is drying up from Texas to New Jersey.

July 15, 2025

Informal miners lift blockades along Peru’s key copper route, protest leader says

The informal miners plan to suspend the protest at least through Friday.

July 15, 2025

India in talks with Chile, Peru to source critical minerals

India is also working with trading partners to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals.

July 15, 2025

Rio Tinto picks iron ore boss Simon Trott as new CEO

The board believes the company has become too complex, and the new CEO will be tasked with simplifying it.

July 14, 2025

Column: Trump’s copper tariffs won’t lift US output, will boost costs

The tariff on copper imports may turn out to be the biggest own goal of Trump's ongoing trade war.