First Quantum loss widens on costs, output dips Costs are rising, but First Quantum is betting on volume growth and Panama’s stockpile processing to shift momentum later this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2026 | 4:09 am
Vale posts 36% rise in Q1 profit on more sales, higher prices Net profit in the January-March period came in at $1.89 billion, below the $2.05 billion predicted by analysts. Reuters | April 28, 2026 | 3:55 pm
Grupo Mexico reports Q1 profit up 57% Revenue for the group, a top copper producer, increased to $5.57 billion in the quarter. Reuters | April 28, 2026 | 2:36 pm
Zijin plans $1.5 billion investment for La Arena copper mine The company believes Peru maintains fiscal and financial stability and key mining potential for investment in the sector. Reuters | April 28, 2026 | 1:51 pm
Blue Moon funds Nussir copper project in Norway, bets more on Springer in Nevada The decision seeks to shift the company from developer to builder. Henry Lazenby | April 28, 2026 | 1:49 pm
Argentina court lifts suspension on Vicuna copper project Last week, police in La Rioja province blocked a road leading to the Vicuna project. Reuters | April 28, 2026 | 1:45 pm
Trump reverses Minnesota mining ban The move reopens large swaths of territory in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis counties to potential resource development. Staff Writer | April 28, 2026 | 1:33 pm
Appalachian lithium cache enough to power 130 million EVs, USGS says The area, which covers Maine, New Hampshire and the Carolinas, holds an estimated 2.3 million tonnes of undiscovered lithium. Bloomberg News | April 28, 2026 | 12:33 pm
RCMP charges former CEO with fraud over alleged assay data manipulation Federal investigators alleged that former RPX Gold CEO Quentin Yarie altered mining assay results. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 28, 2026 | 12:26 pm