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Respondents favour domestic production over imports.
Canadians back critical minerals push, but demand stronger enviro safeguards
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada’s first Social Acceptability Barometer for the mining sector shows strong national support for developing critical minerals, but the public expects tighter environmental oversight, better... 


After deadly accident, Freeport aims to restart Grasberg copper production by July
After deadly accident, Freeport aims to restart Grasberg copper production by July
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan said on Tuesday it plans to restore production at Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine by July after a fatal incident forced operations to halt two months ago. Seven workers... 


Harmony Gold considers Papua New Guinea copper venture with Newmont
18th November 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's Harmony Gold is evaluating a substantial copper venture in Papua New Guinea in partnership with US mining giant Newmont, chairman Patrice Motsepe said on Tuesday. "There's a huge... 


Chrome processing operations
Tribunal approves Jubilee's sale of its South African chrome, PGM operations
17th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The South African Competition Tribunal has issued AltX- and Aim-listed Jubilee Metals Group with a merger clearance certificate, after unconditionally approving the sale of the company South... 


Ivanhoe Electric gets $200m bridge facility for Santa Cruz
17th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper developer Ivanhoe Electric has secured credit approvals from a syndicate of three international lenders for a $200-million senior secured multi-draw bridge facility to support early works at... 


Copper ore
Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine incident, officials say
17th November 2025 By: Reuters

Around 30 people were killed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo on Saturday after a bridge collapsed, the country's artisanal mining agency said. An agency official told Reuters... 


Barrick Mining considers splitting into two entities, sources say
Barrick Mining considers splitting into two entities, sources say
17th November 2025 By: Reuters

The board of Canada's Barrick Mining has raised the possibility of splitting the company into two separate entities, one focused on North America and the other on Africa and Asia, four sources... 


Galantas Gold pushes into Chile with Indiana project deal
Galantas Gold pushes into Chile with Indiana project deal
14th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Galantas Gold on Friday announced its expansion into Chile through the acquisition of RDL Mining, securing an option to develop the Indiana gold/copper project while the company... 


Vizsla Copper buys Palmer project from American Pacific
Vizsla Copper buys Palmer project from American Pacific
14th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious and base metals explorer American Pacific Mining will sell its Palmer volcanogenic massive sulphide project in Alaska to Vizsla Copper, the companies announced on Thursday, in a deal... 


Rio Tinto seals 15-year wind power deal for Kennecott
14th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with TerraGen to supply 78.5 MW of wind energy to its Kennecott copper operation in Utah. The electricity will come... 


An image of the Orion's Prieska Copper Zinc Mine
Miner poised to become near-term producer
14th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Through two fully permitted brownfield projects in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, and with first production expected in just over a year once project financing is secured, diversified miner... 


An image of the Mopani Copper Processing Site
Investor targets copper production boost
14th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

As part of its commitment to the Zambian government’s aim to reach three-million tonnes of copper production by 2031, State-owned investment company ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is... 


a crew of drill technicians doing core drilling in Zambia
Copper exploration yields encouraging results
14th November 2025

A recently completed core drilling programme at the Pangeni copper project within the Lufilian Arc, in Zambia, by precious and base metal explorer BeMetals Corp, has helped to further define the... 


An image of Consolidated Copper Corporation (CCC) CEO John Sisay
Brownfield restarts offer faster route to production
14th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

As the global copper market is increasingly constrained, reactivated existing mines present a cost-effective, time-efficient solution that is critical to addressing the current copper supply... 


China's copper exports boom on rising arbitrage, supply
13th November 2025 By: Reuters

Chinese copper exports are on pace to set a record in 2025, with October shipments set to exceed 100 000 metric tons for only the third time ever, as rising domestic supply and higher foreign... 


Austral’s Mt Kelly processing facility
New Frontier lodges mining lease for Big One copper deposit
13th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper developer New Frontier Minerals has lodged a mining lease application for the Big One copper deposit, part of its NWQ copper project in the Mount Isa copper belt of north-west Queensland.... 


Sandfire CEO Brendan Harris
Sandfire eyes repeat of Kalahari success with Curnamona entry
13th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s largest listed independent copper producer, Sandfire Resources, announced on Thursday a binding term sheet with Havilah Resources to advance the Kalkaroo copper/gold project in... 


The Gibraltar mine
Taseko reports stronger copper output, nears first production at Florence Copper
13th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based copper miner Taseko Mines has reported a stronger third quarter, with improved operational performance at its Gibraltar mine, in British Columbia, and commissioning progressing... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel
Harmony celebrates fatality-free quarter, reports solid operational performance
13th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold and copper producer Harmony Gold Mining Company delivered a solid operational performance for the three months ended September 30 – the first quarter of its 2026 financial year – which CEO... 


The Constancia mine in Peru
Hudbay reaffirms 2025 copper, gold guidance despite setbacks
12th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Hudbay Minerals has reaffirmed its 2025 copper and gold production guidance, despite temporary operational interruptions in Manitoba and Peru during the third quarter. The company... 


Teck president and CEO Jonathan Price says the merger with Anglo will create a company with scale, resilience and enhanced capital markets profile.
Teck reveals it held talks with another suitor before settling on Anglo deal
12th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian mining group Teck Resources said it had held discussions with another potential merger partner before agreeing to its planned all-share merger of equals with Anglo American, documents sent... 


Barrick interim CEO Mark Hill
Barrick sees biggest opportunity in North America, says Hill
11th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's Barrick Mining interim CEO Mark Hill says the company’s greatest opportunity lies in North America, as a company-wide operational review nears its halfway mark. Hill, who stepped into the... 


Barrick Africa region delivers largest gold production rise.
Africa delivers largest production increase of all Barrick regions with earnings up 65%
11th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to September 30, the Africa region of Barrick Mining Corporation delivered the largest quarter-on-quarter increase of all the Barrick regions. Moreover, the costs of the Africa... 


Barrick sells Chile’s Alturas project to Boroo for $50m
Barrick sells Chile’s Alturas project to Boroo for $50m
10th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold has completed the sale of its Alturas project in northern Chile to Singapore-based Boroo for $50-million in cash. As part of the deal, Barrick will retain a 0.5%... 


Marimaca Copper mourns passing of director Colin Kinley
7th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and ASX-listed Marimaca Copper on Friday announced the sudden passing of director Colin Kinley. Kinley joined Marimaca, then known as Coro Mining, in 2016, served as chairperson from 2017 to... 


Caravel signs MoU with Adani for copper project collaboration
7th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Caravel Minerals has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kutch Copper, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, to advance the Caravel copper project in Western... 


Congo suspends activities at Chinese mine after spill
7th November 2025 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended activities at a Chinese-operated mining site in the south of the resource-rich country after a spill, mines minister Louis Watum Kabamba said late on... 


Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Executive Director Joel Netshitenzhe.
Strong renewed thrust for South African PGM exchange under way
7th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 


Vedanta's newly launched CopperTech to invest $1.5bn in Konkola
Vedanta's newly launched CopperTech to invest $1.5bn in Konkola
7th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vedanta Resources has launched CopperTech Metals, a US-domiciled company that will own and operate Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), connecting America’s critical mineral needs with Zambia’s... 


Freeport Indonesia says investigation concluded on Grasberg incident
7th November 2025 By: Reuters

Freeport Indonesia said on Friday that an investigation into a mud flow that killed seven workers at its Grasberg copper and gold mine has ended and the company has received improvement... 


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