January 21, 2025

Manara to buy stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq project, reports FT

The Saudi Arabian mining fund is set to buy a 10%-20% in the copper and gold project in Pakistan.

January 21, 2025

Teck earmarks up to $3.9 billion to boost copper output

Canada’s largest diversified miner reported a 50% increase in annual copper production for 2024, reaching 446,000 tonnes.

January 20, 2025

Barrick eyes sale of stake in Zaldivar copper mine – report

Barrick holds a 50% interest in Zaldívar, a joint venture with Antofagasta, which produced about 80,000 tonnes of copper last year.

January 20, 2025

Vital Metals grows tonnage by 56% at Nechalacho rare earth project

The updated resource will support a scoping study that the company expects to complete within the coming weeks.

January 20, 2025

Amarc stock doubles on gold-copper discovery at JOY project in British Columbia

Amarc's CEO called the AuRORA discovery "a significant inflection point" in the exploration of the JOY district with Freeport.

January 20, 2025

Barrick’s Reko Diq project to generate $74 billion over 37 years

The copper and gold mine, co-owned by Barrick, Pakistan and the province of Balochistan, is expected to begin production by 2029.

January 17, 2025

Lithium Argentina investors OK Canada exit

The move is expected to become effective Jan. 23, subject to approvals such as a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

January 17, 2025

O3 Mining investor knocks Agnico offer

Agnico, the second-largest gold miner by stock market value, agreed to acquire O3 last month for about C$204 million.

January 17, 2025

First Quantum cuts guidance on Zambia sequencing

The company now expects production of 380,000–440,000 tonnes copper this year, down from earlier estimates of 400,000–450,000 tonnes.

January 16, 2025

Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed potential merger

A $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a copper-centric world, but we've been here before.