October 22, 2025

Teck beats profit forecast on higher metals prices, Anglo merger on track

Teck beat Q3 profit estimates, boosted by rising copper and zinc prices, despite production constraints at its Quebrada Blanca mine.

October 21, 2025

Vale sees 2025 iron ore output at top range after strongest quarter since 2018

It produced 94.4 million metric tons of iron ore in the third quarter.

October 21, 2025

RANKED: Top 10 automakers by battery cobalt spending

Congo’s export quotas have lit a fire under cobalt prices and spending on the battery material is up 51% year on year despite ongoing thrifting. 

October 21, 2025

Southern Copper’s $1.8B Tía María mine gets green light

The approval is expected to boost confidence in Peru's mining sector and may unlock stalled developments nationwide.

October 21, 2025

Appian, World Bank start $1B critical minerals fund

Washington-based IFC will anchor the fund, contributing $100 million at first.

October 20, 2025

Brazil targets rare earth revival as mining council takes shape

More than three years after it was announced, Brazil’s Mining Policy Council has officially been installed.

October 20, 2025

Panama will insist on resource ownership in Cobre copper mine talks

For Panama, a reopening of the mine offers the potential for creating thousands of jobs and a boost to the economy.

October 20, 2025

Robert Friedland says global economy faces copper crisis

Friedland’s four-year copper forecasts proved spot-on — prices now top $5 per pound or about $11,130 per tonne.

October 17, 2025

MMG sees copper losses mount from informal Peru diggers

Miners that MMG deems as illegal have extracted about 90,000 metric tons of copper over the past 15 years.

October 16, 2025

Brazil eyes financial guarantees, tax breaks for strategic minerals

A meeting is scheduled to vote on a resolution creating a working group tasked with analyzing and proposing public policies.