Gold futures jump to record high on US tariff surprise The Friday price moves give the New York gold futures a premium of more than $100 an ounce over the London Benchmark. Staff Writer | August 8, 2025 | 8:27 am
Capstone OKs $176M Chile copper spend despite cost rise The expansion of the sulphide concentrator at the Mantoverde property in Chile is proceeding, though it's costlier than expected. Frédéric Tomesco - The Northern Miner | August 8, 2025 | 7:55 am
Argentina’s copper dreams need infrastructure – but who will build it? Eight copper projects in Argentina could bring total mining export value to $15.4 billion by 2030. Reuters | August 8, 2025 | 7:45 am
Aura Minerals quits Canada for Nasdaq The South America-focused gold and copper miner is done with investors in Canada. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | August 8, 2025 | 7:31 am
Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring. Bloomberg News | August 8, 2025 | 7:30 am
Lula plans new ‘national sovereignty’ policy for strategic minerals Currently, Brazil lacks a complete mapping of its mineral wealth, Lula said. Reuters | August 8, 2025 | 7:25 am
A mile underground, America’s largest untapped copper mine inches toward reality More than two decades and $2 billion later, not a single ounce of copper has been mined at the Resolution project. Bloomberg News | August 8, 2025 | 7:16 am
Some gold players stop flying bars to US on tariff ruling uncertainty Washington may subject the most widely traded gold bullion bars in the US to country specific import tariffs. Reuters | August 8, 2025 | 6:58 am
Barrick sells Chile gold project to Boroo for $50M The Singapore unit of Boroo will also pay a 0.5% net smelter return royalty on gold and silver until 2 million ounces are produced. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 8, 2025 | 5:20 am