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Australian shares crash in Trump tariff meltdown
3rd April 2025 By: Reuters

Australian shares plunged 2% in a sea of red on Thursday as investors recoiled after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on all imports, in a move that ratchets up a global trade... 


Gold bars
Oil, copper slide as Trump tariffs rattle markets; gold hits record high
3rd April 2025 By: Reuters

Commodities including oil, copper and agricultural products fell on Thursday as US President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs on key trading partners fuelled fears of a global recession, while... 


The Morenci copper mine
An American mine still has millions of tons of copper, if companies can get to it
2nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Carved into a mountain range in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, where temperatures often reach 118F (48C), a vast mining complex more than a century old is on the front lines of a race to unlock millions... 


MVV copper and gold mine, in Brazil
Appian sells greenfields built-up MVV copper mine to Chinese group
2nd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Investment adviser to private capital funds Appian Capital Advisory has successfully sold the Mineração Vale Verde (MVV) mine, in Brazil, to Baiyin Nonferrous Group, in China, for $420-million.... 


Ivanhoe Mines begins copper exploration programme in Zambia
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Zambian government has granted TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines a 7 757 km2 package of new exploration licences in the highly-prospective North-Western Province of Zambia. Ivanhoe considers the... 


Paul Miller.
To reclaim global mining status, South Africa must restore trust – Paul Miller
2nd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) needs to go beyond admitting... 


The Jimblebar iron-ore mine
BHP considered spinning off iron-ore, coal divisions
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

The world's biggest listed miner BHP Group considered spinning off its Australian iron-ore and coal divisions as part of a medium-term growth strategy, three sources with knowledge of the matter... 


AusQuest, South32 include Mt Davis project under strategic alliance opportunities
2nd April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed AusQuest says its Mt Davis base metal project, in Western Australia, has been accepted as a new exploration opportunity under the strategic alliance agreement (SAA) between AusQuest and... 


The Reko Diq project site
Capital signs contract for civils work, TSF construction at Reko Diq
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed mining services company Capital has concluded formal negotiations and has signed a mining services contract with Reko Diq Mining Pakistan – operated by  Canadian miner Barrick Gold... 


Anil Agarwal
Indian conglomerate Vedanta seeks global partner for $20bn expansion plan
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta is looking for a global company to partner with on expansion projects worth $20-billion across zinc, aluminium, copper, iron, steel, oil, gas and power, as... 


Copper Smelting
Codelco will send copper concentrate to Adani smelter in India
2nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco has agreed to supply copper concentrate to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s smelter in India, as part of a push by the world’s biggest copper miner to open up new markets. The Chilean... 


The Cobre Panama mine
First Quantum shares rise after company drops arbitration against Panama
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals' shares rose by as much as 3% on the Toronto Stock Exchange early on Tuesday after the company said it had discontinued arbitration proceedings against the Panama government.... 


Marimaca Copper joins ASX in bid to fund Chilean project
1st April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Marimaca Copper, a Canadian miner with a flagship project in Chile, has joined the ASX, a move aimed at tapping deeper pools of capital as copper demand surges. The stock, listed under ticker MC2,... 


An image showing Heraeus Precious Metals and Freudenberg e-Power Systems partnering on PEM fuel cell technology solutions
Heraeus Precious Metals, Freudenberg e-Power Systems announce partnership
1st April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Precious metals business Heraeus Precious Metals and Freudenberg Group business unit Freudenberg e-Power Systems have announced a technology partnership in the field of catalyst-coated membranes... 


Oskar Lewnowski
Mining’s king of private capital says governments must intervene
1st April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining. A former investment banker who quit the legendary London-based commodity hedge fund Red Kite to start out on... 


Cobre and BHP begin drilling at Botswana copper venture
Cobre and BHP begin drilling at Botswana copper venture
1st April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian junior Cobre has commenced a diamond drilling programme at the Kitlanya West project in Botswana, targeting copper/silver mineralisation in collaboration with diversified major BHP.... 


First Quantum to discontinue two Cobre Panama arbitration proceedings
First Quantum to discontinue two Cobre Panama arbitration proceedings
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals said on Monday it had agreed to discontinue two arbitration proceedings related to its Cobre Panama copper mine, raising the prospect of negotiations to resume production at... 


Critical Metals’ immediate goal is to get funding for further drilling at Molulu
31st March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Investment company Critical Metals has said its immediate priority is to secure the necessary funding to restart diamond drilling and exploration activities at its 70%-owned Molulu copper project,... 


Jubilee Zambian copper operations
Lower chrome prices result in lower interim earnings for Jubilee
31st March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has reported a 51% year-on-year increase in group revenue to $141-million in the six months ended December 31, 2024, mainly owing to higher production of chrome... 


Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Pan African investors benefitting from high gold price and low-cost production growth
31st March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investors in the Pan African Resources gold mining company are not only exposed to what is an exceptionally high gold price but also to low-cost, low-risk, near-term production growth of... 


Hudbay’s expands copper production with Copper Mountain buy
Hudbay’s expands copper production with Copper Mountain buy
31st March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX- and NYSE-listed Hudbay Minerals has secured a $44.25-million deal to acquire Mitsubishi Materials Corporation's (MMC's) 25% stake in the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia, consolidating... 


Antilles adjusts funding strategy for Cuba copper/gold mine
31st March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Antilles Gold on Monday announced a revised funding approach to the development of the Nueva Sabana copper/gold mine in Cuba, as the previously expected $27-million prepayment on... 


Codelco's Chuquicamata mine
Codelco extends reign as top copper producer as BHP challenges
31st March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco has retained its status as the world’s biggest copper producer by the slimmest of margins after reporting 2024 output that nudged past that of BHP Group. Codelco posted total full-year... 


Orion Minerals MD and CEO Errol Smart
Orion on track to become near-term base metals producer as it releases Prieska, Okiep studies
28th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals says it is firmly on track to become a near-term base metals producer with the release of the definitive feasibility studies (DFSs) for its flagship project, the... 


Helix expands into US with Arizona copper/gold acquisition
28th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Helix Resources is expanding beyond its core Australian operations with the acquisition of the White Hills copper/gold project in Arizona, marking its first foray into the US exploration... 


Super Copper targets growth as copper prices rise
Super Copper targets growth as copper prices rise
28th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Developer Super Copper is continuing to advance its flagship Chilean project as copper prices surpass $5.20/lb, reinforcing the metal’s critical role in the global energy transition. The... 


First Quantum halts public tours of closed Panama copper mine
28th March 2025 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals said on Thursday it would suspend public tours of its shuttered copper mine in Panama after the country's president said the Canadian miner should not give the impression... 


Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
27th March 2025 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’
27th March 2025 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 global supply chain risks – CEO
Marathon positioned as strategic shield against 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... 


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