B2Gold’s Johnson channels global experience
B2Gold ends the year after seamlessly pivoting from launching Canada’s newest Arctic gold mine to complex talks in strife-torn Africa.
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Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option
Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan
The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment.
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026
Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026.
Serial wealth creator Lassonde still having fun
Franco-Nevada co-founder Pierre Lassonde hasn’t let retirement from the C-suite dim his love for the yellow metal.
Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025
Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails
The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s mining authority
The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge
All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures.