Freeport seeks permit for $7.5B Chile copper expansion Environmental filing could extend El Abra mine life beyond 2029 and lift output more than threefold, reshaping national rankings. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2026 | 3:53 am
UK to cut steel import quotas, raise tariffs to protect domestic industry Britain will lower its tariff-free quota on imported steel and double the tariff on imports exceeding that quota, the government said. Reuters | March 18, 2026 | 5:10 pm
Orla secures final permit to advance underground mining at Camino Rojo The award heralds “signs of positive change on the permitting front for mining operations in Mexico," analyst says. Staff Writer | March 18, 2026 | 4:35 pm
US snubbed by Lula government at critical minerals summit Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government has failed to deliver a national mining plan it initially aimed to complete last year. Bloomberg News | March 18, 2026 | 4:08 pm
Energy price volatility has long-tail effects on commodities, says manganese producer South Africa is the world’s largest producer of manganese ore. MINING.com Editor | March 18, 2026 | 2:49 pm
Argentine province eyes copper boom with up to $20 billion in exports by 2035 San Juan does not currently produce copper, but is home to four significant copper projects. Reuters | March 18, 2026 | 1:13 pm
Canada, Peru sign MOU on critical minerals, sustainable mining Canada is the second-largest investor in Peru’s mining sector. Staff Writer | March 18, 2026 | 12:32 pm
Prysmian eyes new Texas copper mill amid data center boom The Italian group may pull the trigger in the next year or so on a second copper rod facility at its McKinney site near Dallas. Bloomberg News | March 18, 2026 | 12:27 pm
US in talks with Brazil on critical minerals, US diplomat says at signing of Goias state deal "We have a proposal for a deal at the federal level," says US Chargé d'Affaires Gabriel Escobar. Reuters | March 18, 2026 | 11:57 am