July 21, 2025

Brazilian miners warned of potential $1 billion in tariff pain

Brazilian miners rely on US manufacturers for heavy equipment such as excavators and the mammoth dump trucks that can haul 100-ton loads.

July 17, 2025

Spain’s Zelestra aims to power Peru mines with $1 billion renewables investment

Zelestra on Thursday inaugurated its $177 million San Martin solar park in the Arequipa region, the largest solar plant in Peru.

July 17, 2025

BHP, Lundin JV extends useful life of Argentina copper mine

Their Vicuña joint venture said it was extending the useful life of its Josemaria copper, gold and silver project in Argentina by six years.

July 17, 2025

SolGold to start mining copper from Cascabel in early 2028

The Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador will begin production three to four years ahead of its original schedule.

July 17, 2025

Argentina mining exports to top $5B in 2025 despite lithium struggles, industry body says

Argentine President Javier Milei's libertarian government is seeking to boost the country's mining sector.

July 16, 2025

Aclara Resources, Stanford University partner on AI-powered rare earth research

Aclara opened in April its heavy rare earth pilot plant, which it will use to test the production of dysprosium and terbium from ionic clay extracted from its Carina project.

July 16, 2025

Aura Minerals makes US listing debut

The copper-gold miner raised $196 million in the offering.

July 16, 2025

Aura Minerals plans to raise over $196 million in US IPO

Aura said that it intends to use the proceeds from the IPO for exploration activities.

July 16, 2025

Rinehart urges Rio Tinto to shift main office to Australia

She also took a swipe at Rio's Simandou project, dubbed the "Pilbara killer," for its potential to rival the region as the top iron ore hub.

July 16, 2025

Antofagasta’s copper production up 11% in strong first half

The Chilean miner, the largest copper producer after Codelco, generated 314,900 tonnes of copper in H1 2025, up from 284,700 in H1 2024.