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Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 


Capital reports more than 50% decline in EPS in a ‘year of transition’
Updated 7 hours ago By: Darren Parker

London-listed mining, drilling, maintenance and geochemical analysis solutions provider Capital has reported a 53.5% year-on-year decline in basic earnings per share (EPS) to $0.089 in 2024, from... 


Marathon positioned as strategic shield against to global supply chain risks – CEO
Marathon positioned as strategic shield against to global supply chain risks – CEO
27th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

As disruptions to the global mineral supply chain continue to mount, Canada’s Marathon copper and palladium project is positioning itself as a critical counterweight. On Thursday, Generation Mining... 


Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
Citi cuts copper price forecast, sees 25% US import tariff in second quarter
27th March 2025 By: Reuters

Citi Research forecast that a 25% US copper import tariff would be imposed in the second quarter of this year and lowered its three-month price outlook to $9 500 per metric ton, down from $10 000... 


Anglo American Platinum marketing and market development executive Hilton Ingram.
Co-products providing resilience against PGM price volatility, Anglo Platinum reports
26th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 


Gold dominates M&A activity with Australia and Canada leading charge
Gold dominates M&A activity with Australia and Canada leading charge
26th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold remained the undisputed leader in metals and mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2024, with the yellow metal accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total deal value. According to a... 


EU designates 47 strategic raw materials projects to strengthen supply chain
EU designates 47 strategic raw materials projects to strengthen supply chain
26th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The European Commission has designated 47 strategic projects across 13 member States as part of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) implementation. The selected projects, announced on Tuesday,... 


President Donald Trump
Trump may implement copper import tariffs within weeks
26th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

US tariffs on copper imports could be coming within several weeks, months earlier than the deadline for a decision, according to people familiar with the matter. US President Donald Trump in... 


Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush
Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush
26th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Glencore has suspended shipments from a copper smelter in Chile after an issue affecting the plant’s furnace, a setback that comes just as traders and producers race to ship more metal to the US... 


Buenaventura seeks to unlock $2.7bn mine project with water deal
26th March 2025 By: Reuters

Buenaventura, one of Peru's largest mining firms, signed a water concession with the government on Tuesday in a bid to unlock the development of a major copper project at a time when the country's... 


Panama has not authorised visits to the Cobre Panama copper mine
Panama has not authorised visits to the Cobre Panama copper mine
26th March 2025 By: Reuters

Panama has not authorised visits to First Quantum's shuttered Cobre Panama mine, the country's Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement on Tuesday. "Any entry of third parties to... 


Drill cores from Sakatti being assessed
European Commission grants Anglo's Sakatti copper project strategic project status
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Anglo American's Sakatti copper and polymetallic project, in Finland, has been designated as a strategic project by the European Commission under the EU's Critical Raw Materials... 


Torex begins copper production at Media Luna
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-based mining firm Torex Gold Resources has achieved a key milestone at its Media Luna Project in Mexico, producing its first batch of precious metal-rich copper concentrate following the... 


Trump order sparks optimism among miners with US projects
Trump order sparks optimism among miners with US projects
25th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining companies are welcoming the latest executive order aimed at bolstering domestic mineral production, with Northern Dynasty Minerals seeing a sharp rise in its stock price amid renewed... 


Tennant Creek explorers march on with plans for shared copper processing
Tennant Creek explorers march on with plans for shared copper processing
25th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Tennant Creek Alliance, a collaboration between Tennant Minerals, CuFe and Emmerson Resources, is advancing its plans to establish a shared copper/gold processing facility in Australia’s... 


Magmatic, Fortescue uncover new copper/gold target at Myall
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Magmatic Resources has identified a potential new copper/gold discovery at the Myall project in New South Wales, where it is conducting a farm-in and joint venture exploration programme... 


WA resources sector injects record A$150bn into economy
WA resources sector injects record A$150bn into economy
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australia’s resources sector injected a record A$150-billion into the national economy in the 2023/24 financial year, marking the largest outlay in a decade of economic contribution surveys... 


Bryah withdraws from govt-funded collaboration with Australian Vanadium
24th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Bryah Resources said on Monday that it had withdrawn from a collaboration agreement with fellow-listed Australian Vanadium, which was instrumental in securing a A$49-million government... 


Zijin Mining profit surges 52% on copper, gold prices
24th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zijin Mining Group, China’s biggest metals producer, saw profit surge 52% last year on higher output, and rising prices of copper and gold. Net income rose to 32.1-billion yuan ($4.4-billion), the... 


The new deposit is located 7 km from Anglo Asian's processing facilities.
Anglo Asian begins ore mining at new underground deposit
24th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Miner Anglo Asian Mining has mined the first ore from Gilar, a new underground deposit at its Gedabek site in Azerbaijan, marking a milestone in the company's transition towards becoming a mid-tier... 


Copper’s uber-bull predicts new record on most-profitable-ever trade
Copper’s uber-bull predicts new record on most-profitable-ever trade
24th March 2025 By: Reuters

One of the highest-profile copper bulls is back predicting new price records, as Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs drains global stocks and creates what he sees as unprecedented opportunities for... 


Panama President says he is waiting for First Quantum to suspend mine arbitration
Panama President says he is waiting for First Quantum to suspend mine arbitration
21st March 2025 By: Reuters

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday that his government has not been notified yet by Canada's First Quantum Minerals that the miner has suspended arbitration over its shuttered... 


Cobalt cathodes
Trump invokes emergency powers to boost US critical minerals production
21st March 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals used widely across the economy as part of a broad effort to offset China's... 


Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor.
Beneficiation: Govt, mining companies must get on with it – together, analyst urges
20th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 


Copper climbs above $10 000/t as US buyers ramp up imports
Copper climbs above $10 000/t as US buyers ramp up imports
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Copper rose above $10 000/t on the London Metal Exchange for the first time since October, as buyers in the US race to import supplies of the key industrial meal ahead of potential tariffs. Prices... 


Colombia to launch May copper auction, aiming to substitute imports
20th March 2025 By: Reuters

Colombia's government will launch an auction in May for copper mining projects, a senior sector official said on Wednesday, part of a push to meet local demand for the industrial metal while easing... 


Poilievre pledges money, fast approvals for Canada’s Ring of Fire mining region
Poilievre pledges money, fast approvals for Canada’s Ring of Fire mining region
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

The head of Canada’s Conservative Party says a government led by him would aim to approve all federal permits for Ontario’s Ring of Fire minerals region within six months to speed the harvesting of... 


Codelco eyes Friedland’s Pulsed power to boost Chilean mine efficiencies
Codelco eyes Friedland’s Pulsed power to boost Chilean mine efficiencies
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer, is considering adopting technology being developed by Robert Friedland’s I-Pulse that uses electricity to shatter rocks. Maximo Pacheco, Codelco’s... 


Tariff risk unleashes record copper shipments bound for US ports
Tariff risk unleashes record copper shipments bound for US ports
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US is about to be flooded with a massive wave of copper as a worldwide dash to front-run potential tariffs by US President Donald Trump comes to a head. Between 100 000 and 150 000 metric tons... 


Aurion, KoBold Metals strike Finland critical minerals exploration deal
19th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian explorer Aurion Resources has signed a deal with US-based KoBold Metals to advance critical minerals exploration on a portion of its Risti property in Finland. The agreement grants KoBold... 


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