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JP Morgan forecasts rise in copper, aluminium prices in second half of year
15th May 2025 By: Reuters

JP Morgan forecasts rise in copper, aluminium prices in second half of year JP Morgan projected on Wednesday that copper prices will average $9 225 a metric ton in the second half of this year and... 


Foran announces C$350m financing, provides project update
Foran announces C$350m financing, provides project update
15th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-listed Foran Mining has announced a C$350-million non-brokered private placement to fund construction of its McIlvenna Bay project, in Saskatchewan, and advance exploration in the surrounding... 


Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex and surrounds
Ivanhoe upgrades mineral resource estimate for the Makoko District next to Kamoa-Kakula
14th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has published an independently verified updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Makoko District, which is within Ivanhoe’s Western Forelands Exploration project, in... 


BHP CEO Mike Henry
BHP CEO sees trade war risks but says miner’s commodity mix is resilient
14th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner BHP CEO Mike Henry said on Tuesday that the mining giant was well-positioned to weather a range of global trade outcomes, including an escalated trade war, as the company focused... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
Menar hopeful US-SA trade relations will be normalised soon to avoid dual adversity
13th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining company Menar is very hopeful that trade relations between South Africa and the US are normalised very soon, and points out that if they are not, the US will also be adversely affected and... 


opencast mine at night
PIC now owns 15.41% of Sibanye
13th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has increased its ownership of the ordinary shares of JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater to 15.41% of the company’s total issued ordinary shares. The... 


Codelco and Rio Tinto ramp up efforts for Chile copper 'mining district'
Codelco and Rio Tinto ramp up efforts for Chile copper 'mining district'
13th May 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean copper producer Codelco and global miner Rio Tinto will jointly aim to create a copper "mining district" around their shared Nuevo Cobre project in the Atacama region of northern Chile,... 


SMM director, managing executive officer, and general manager of the mineral resources division Hideyuki Okamoto and Rio Tinto copper CE Katie Jackson sign the final joint venture agreements in Perth.
Sumitomo to pay Rio Tinto $430m for 30% of WA copper project
12th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian miner Rio Tinto on Monday announced a final joint venture (JV) agreement with Japanese group Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) to develop the Winu copper and gold project, in the Great Sandy... 


Mark Bristow rang the opening bell at the NYSE on Friday.
Barrick debuts single-letter ticker ‘B’ on NYSE
12th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Barrick Mining is officially trading under the single-letter ticker symbol ‘B’ on the New York Stock Exchange. To mark the milestone, Barrick president and CEO Mark Bristow rang the... 


US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans
US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans
12th May 2025 By: Reuters

A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring land to Rio Tinto and BHP for a copper mine opposed by Native Americans, citing the Supreme Court's... 


Matthew Daley will join South32 from Anglo American.
South32 names Anglo exec as successor to Graham Kerr
12th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining and metals company South32 said on Monday that Anglo American executive Matthew Daley would become its new CEO in 2026, replacing Graham Kerr who would step down later that year after... 


Challenger secures investment protection agreement for Ecuador project
9th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Challenger Gold has signed an investment protection agreement with the Ecuadorian government for its flagship El Guayabo gold project, securing legal and fiscal stability as the company... 


Skeena appoints new director, strengthens leadership team
9th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

British Columbia-focused Skeena Resources has appointed finance professional Hansjoerg Plaggemars to its board of directors, while also announcing a series of senior management appointments aimed... 


BHP-backed SolGold turns to speedier mine plan to woo investors
BHP-backed SolGold turns to speedier mine plan to woo investors
9th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

SolGold, an Ecuador-focused firm backed by some of the biggest names in mining, is working on options to start production at its flagship project three or four years ahead of previous plans. The... 


Ivanhoe Mines executive co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe’s mining crews enter Flatreef orebody after 30 years of efforts
8th May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines executive co-chairperson Robert Friedland and president and CEO Marna Cloete have reported that mining crews have driven underground development into the high-grade... 


Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow.
Barrick’s drill bit adds 111-million gold equivalent ounces at a mere $10/oz
8th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The foundation of a real mining company lies in its reserve base, Barrick Mining highlighted during Wednesday’s quarterly results presentation when it displayed a slide that brought into sharp... 


A dumper truck at the Gounkoto mine in Mali
Barrick CEO says he does not know where Mali is keeping miner's confiscated gold
8th May 2025 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining is spending $15-million a month to keep its Mali mine running and doesn't know where Mali's government is keeping the gold it confiscated from the Canadian company, CEO Mark Bristow... 


Hot Chili adds mine build credentials with appointment of new chair and project director
8th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX- and TSX-V-listed Hot Chili has appointed two seasoned mining executives to steer the company through the next phase of development at its Costa Fuego copper/gold project in Chile. The company... 


Resolution Copper
US judge to rule by May 14 on Rio Tinto copper project opposed by Native Americans
8th May 2025 By: Reuters

A US federal judge said he will rule by May 14 on whether to block the Trump administration from transferring Arizona land to Rio Tinto and BHP to build a major copper mine opposed by Native... 


Barrick’s Bristow says 'all systems go' at Pakistan copper/gold project
Barrick’s Bristow says 'all systems go' at Pakistan copper/gold project
8th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-headquartered Barrick Mining CEO Mark Bristow says momentum is building at the company’s Reko Diq project in Pakistan, with construction advancing, exploration upside emerging, and... 


Trump’s copper tariff probe is expected soon, industry group says
Trump’s copper tariff probe is expected soon, industry group says
7th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

US authorities are expected to decide on copper tariffs well before a year-end deadline, according to a trade group. President Donald Trump in February directed the US Commerce Department to open... 


Barrick Mining CEO Mark Bristow
Barrick's earnings rise on higher gold price; strategic growth objectives on track
7th May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation has reported a solid start to the financial year, with first-quarter earnings a share up 59% year-on-year, and says it is making significant headway on its... 


Barrick completes name change, elects directors
7th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold Corporation has completed the change of its name to Barrick Mining Corporation and Société minière Barrick in French, after receiving shareholder approval at its... 


Copper samples
Emerging markets have an opportunity to grow their share of global copper trade
6th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Intergovernmental organisation UN Trade and Development (Unctad) says the global copper industry is entering a pivotal phase of requiring more production but also smarter and more inclusive... 


Power lines
Zambia regulator approves $270m Congo transmission link
6th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zambia’s energy regulator approved the construction of a high-voltage transmission line to link its copper rich North-Western province to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The $270-million... 


BC mining projects could unlock $90bn in economic activity, says industry group
BC mining projects could unlock $90bn in economic activity, says industry group
6th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

British Columbia’s mining sector could generate as much as $90-billion in economic activity from 27 projects currently in advanced stages of development, according to a study commissioned by the... 


Medallion and IGO strike revised Forrestania deal
5th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Medallion Metals has struck a revised deal with fellow-listed IGO to acquire full ownership of the Forrestania Nickel Operation’s (FNO's) gold rights and infrastructure, in a transaction... 


Moab Khotsong's quality orebodies supporting investment under way.
Harmony on track to meet full year guidance, increased grade, net cash up
5th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold Mining Company is on track to meet full-year guidance with the underground recovered grade guidance increased to more than 6 g/t. South Africa’s Mponeng and Papua New Guinea’s Hidden... 


BHP partner Lundin unveils large copper, gold and silver resource at Vicuña
BHP partner Lundin unveils large copper, gold and silver resource at Vicuña
5th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Lundin Mining has released an initial mineral resource estimate for the sulphide deposit at Filo del Sol and updated estimates for the oxide deposit and the Josemaria project, confirming... 


Natascha Viljoen
Newmont promotes Viljoen to president and COO
5th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based gold major Newmont has promoted Natascha Viljoen from executive VP and COO to president and COO of the company. Viljoen will continue to report directly to CEO Tom Palmer. 


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