May 12, 2025

Rio Tinto to ship Simandou ore in November

Rio Tinto also announced the $399 million sale of a 30% stake in Winu copper-gold project to Sumitomo Metals.

May 10, 2025

First Quantum ‘positive and patient’ about Panama mine restart — BMO

Legal discussions are ongoing regarding First Quantum's release of stockpiled concentrate and the site's power plant restart.

May 9, 2025

US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans

The long-running fight over the Resolution Copper project pits the religious rights of Arizona's San Carlos Apache people against rising demand for copper.

May 9, 2025

Fortune Minerals reports NICO bismuth project test work results for planned Alberta refinery

Company says the NICO deposit contains 12% of global bismuth reserves as well as 1.1 million in-situ ounces of gold.

May 9, 2025

Copper price supported by Chinese demand, tariff hiatus, easing of geopolitical tensions

There are several reasons for copper’s reversal of fortune.

May 9, 2025

Vedanta copper operation taps South Africa’s RMB to help raise debt

The company has hired Rand Merchant Bank to help raise as much as $1 billion in debt financing.

May 9, 2025

Copper price rises on ongoing supply strain in China

Chinese buyers continue to face challenges securing copper in a constrained market.

May 8, 2025

China’s copper concentrate imports at record high as more smelters prepare to open

Copper inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange are expected to fall again this week, according to traders, with the swift drawdown likely to lift prices and increase the incentive for…

May 8, 2025

Copper output from Codelco climbs 15% in March

Meanwhile production at BHP's Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine, leaped almost 19%.

May 8, 2025

Group Eleven assays highlight Ballywire’s critical minerals role

One highlight intercept in hole 25-3552-31 returned up to 1,880 grams silver per tonne and 10.45% copper.