July 9, 2025

Super Copper expands Chile footprint with Castilla project buy

Proximity to Super Copper’s other Chilean asset, the Cordillera Cobre project, creates operational efficiencies.

July 8, 2025

Codelco in ‘wait-and-see’ mode after Trump tariff bombshell

Chairman Maximo Pacheco said the firm wanted to know which copper products would be included in the tariff.

July 8, 2025

Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035, PwC report says

By 2035, most of the 17 countries supplying the chip industry will be at risk of drought, PwC said.

July 8, 2025

Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at Codelco

Some at the Chilean state-owned miner are pushing for a permanent closure at the Potrerillos smelter.

July 7, 2025

Aura Minerals seeks $210 million in US listing

The market value of Coconut Grove, Florida-based Aura has more than doubled this year.

July 7, 2025

Chile’s biggest copper windfall in years signals higher output

The country that accounts for about a quarter of the world’s mined copper shipped $4.7 billion worth of the metal last month.

July 7, 2025

Dundee receives environmental OK for underground gold project in Ecuador

The company said it has already completed an updated feasibility study and plans to release it in due course.

July 7, 2025

China’s mining investment sets new record

There were 10 deals worth more than $100 million in 2024, the most since 2013, data from S&P and Mergermarket shows.

July 7, 2025

Royal Gold to acquire Sandstorm, Horizon in $3.7B deal

The combined company will have 80 assets, with 87% of revenue from precious metals and gold contributing about 75% alone.

July 7, 2025

CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump

And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.