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Belararox to drill four priority copper targets at its Kalahari Copper Project by Aug
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Belararox has identified four highly prospective targets within PL0085, a key part of the company’s Kalahari copper project (KCP), in Botswana, which are to be drill tested in August.... 


Oscillate secures exclusive right to study, buy 17 copper licences in Botswana
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Copper and base metals developer Oscillate has signed a nonbinding heads of terms agreement with Kalahari Copper to acquire a subsidiary that holds copper and silver exploration tenements, in... 


Taseko publishes updated plan for Yellowhead
Taseko publishes updated plan for Yellowhead
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Base metals miner Taseko Mines has released an updated technical report for its Yellowhead copper project in British Columbia, highlighting the long-term value creation that it has managed since... 


Gold nuggets
Aton uncovers more gold, silver and base metal mineralisation in Egypt
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has completed a 113-hole diamond drilling programme on the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt The 9 642 m programme aimed to test near-surface mineralisation in an area of... 


Copper
Chile to drive global copper mine output growth of 2.5% this year – BMI
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 


Koryx announces C$10m bought deal financing to advance Haib project
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has entered into an agreement with Stifel Nicolaus Canada to act as lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters. Under the terms of the... 


Jubilee appoints Shard Capital as joint broker; South African asset sale continues
10th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group has announced the appointment of Shard Capital Partners as its joint broker with immediate effect. The firm replaces RBC Capital Markets as joint... 


Glencore's Mount Isa operation
Trump’s copper tariff creates export opportunity for Australia
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

As the US turns inward with a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, Australia is positioning itself to step up as a stable, reliable supplier in increasingly fractured global markets. The... 


Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from August 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and... 


Black Cat senior geologist Sammy Bakie conducting reconnaissance mapping and sampling at Big Sarah.
Black Cat Syndicate's Big Sarah gets even bigger
10th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian gold miner Black Cat Syndicate is scaling up its land position around the Big Sarah gold prospect within its Paulsens gold operation, adding about 460 km² of tenure to reach a total of 3... 


Copper squeeze unravels with window closing to beat Trump tariff
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 


Endeavour Silver delivers 2.5Moz silver-equivalent
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and TSX-listed Endeavour Silver has reported second-quarter production of 1.48-million ounces of silver and 7 755 oz of gold, totaling 2.53-million silver equivalent ounces, as the company... 


Taseko gets going on Yellowhead enviro review
Taseko gets going on Yellowhead enviro review
9th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Base metals miner Taseko Mines has formally launched the environmental assessment (EA) process for its Yellowhead copper project, following the acceptance of its initial project description (IPD)... 


Skills gaps threaten sustainable growth and progress in Namibia’s mining sector
Skills gaps threaten sustainable growth and progress in Namibia’s mining sector
9th July 2025

By: Julien Karambua - Country Manager at Workforce Staffing Namibia Namibia is poised to become a key supplier in the global energy transition with discoveries of critical minerals like lithium,... 


Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at top copper miner Codelco
Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at top copper miner Codelco
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

A recent mishap at a century-old copper smelter owned by Codelco is stoking debate over the pros and cons of shutting it down as a global smelting glut puts pressure on old, high-cost plants. Some... 


Codelco chairperson Maximo Pacheco
World's top copper producer Chile in wait-and-see mode after Trump tariff bombshell
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

Chile, the world's No. 1 copper producer, is in wait-and-see mode after US President Donald Trump announced a surprise 50% tariff on imports of the red metal, with the Andean nation blindsided... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump says US to impose 50% tariff on copper imports, copper futures jump
9th July 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump said he will announce a 50% tariff on copper on Tuesday, hoping to boost US production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many... 


Frank Giustra
Canadian mining magnate seeks US projects as Trump deregulates
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canadian mining magnate Frank Giustra is scouring for projects in the US as President Donald Trump cuts red tape and the outlook for metals like copper and gold remains bright. Giustra — a key... 


Copper smelting
Trafigura prepays $200m to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Trafigura Group agreed to pay $200-million for copper anodes from an Ivanhoe Mines smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo that’s due to start up in September. Trafigura signed the prepayment... 


High-grade intercepts confirm potential at Mumbezhi copper project
8th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Prospect Resources has noted that Phase 2 diamond drilling at the Nyungu Central deposit at the Mumbezhi copper project, in north-west Zambia, has provided validation of the wider... 


Ivanhoe founder and co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe reports 11% y/y increase in copper production at Kamoa-Kukula
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators at its Kamoa-Kakula complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), milled a total 3.62-million tonnes of ore,... 


Askari acquires advanced brownfield gold project in Ethiopia
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Askari Metals has entered into an agreement to acquire the advanced Nejo gold project, in Ethiopia, through the acquisition of 100% of the issued  capital of Hong Kong-based Xingxu... 


Further drilling reveals improved copper grades at Haib – Koryx
8th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has completed a further six diamond drill holes for 1 808 m out of a planned 37 holes as part of the Phase 2 drill programme for its 2025 exploration and project... 


Tertiary Minerals to embark on another drill programme at Mushima North
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals will embark on a drill programme of up to 1 500 m of air core (AC) and reverse circulation (RC) drilling at Target A1 of the Mushima North project, in Zambia. The drill... 


Glencore to sell copper smelter to Philippines’ Villar family
8th July 2025 By: Reuters

Glencore has agreed to sell its struggling copper refinery in the Philippines to the family of the country’s richest man as the smelting industry reels from the lowest processing fees on record.... 


Orion chairperson Denis Waddell
Orion raises funds to advance Prieska, Okiep development
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Australia- and Johannesburg-listed Orion Minerals has secured firm commitments for a placement of new fully paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and professional investors and loan conversions for... 


Copper ore
Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035, PwC report says
8th July 2025 By: Reuters

Some 32% of global semiconductor production could face climate change related copper supply disruptions by 2035, quadrupling from today's levels, advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in... 


Proceeds will be used to fund the cash component of the acquisition of the Serra Grande mine from AngloGold Ashanti.
Gold miner Aura Minerals seeks $210m US listing
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Aura Minerals is seeking to raise about $210-million in a US listing, as the gold and copper miner looks to expand its investor base. The company, which already trades on exchanges in Canada and... 


CAML tables revised, unconditional takeover offer for New World
CAML tables revised, unconditional takeover offer for New World
7th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

UK-based copper producer Central Asia Metals (CAML) has entered into a revised takeover agreement with ASX-listed New World Resources, scrapping its earlier scheme of arrangement in favour of a... 


Northern Dynasty in settlement talks with EPA over Pebble veto
Northern Dynasty in settlement talks with EPA over Pebble veto
7th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty Minerals and its US subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) are in negotiations with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to explore a possible... 


South32 to sell Cerro Matoso amid nickel market shifts
South32 to sell Cerro Matoso amid nickel market shifts
7th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining company South32 on Monday announced a binding agreement to divest its Cerro Matoso operation to a subsidiary of CoreX Holding, as part of a strategic response to structural... 


Iron-ore loaded onto a ship
Iron-ore gets second weekly boost on hopes of supply-side reform
4th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore headed toward the highest close since May as China’s renewed focus on supply-side reform lifted expectations for the country’s steel market. Futures of the steel-making ingredient were on... 


An image of the Prieska mine
Trading in Orion’s securities halted on ASX ahead of capital raise
4th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Trading in the securities of dual-listed Orion Minerals on the ASX will be halted at the request of the company, pending a material announcement regarding a capital raising being undertaken by the... 


gold nuggets
Sanatana to change name after acquiring new gold prospects
4th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed copper and gold developer Sanatana Resources will acquire the Gold Strike One project, in Yukon, Canada, as well as the Abitibi property, in Quebec. The proposed acquisition... 


Argyle Resources’ partner files 21 mineral lode claims in Wyoming
4th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Junior mineral exploration company Argyle Resources’ exploration partner Rangefront Mining Services has filed 21 mineral lode claims on the company’s behalf with the US Bureau of Land Management... 


A truck transporting copper
Copper snags in Peru highlight rising clout of informal miners
4th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Copper transport disruptions this week in Peru underscore the growing impact of informal mining on global mining corporations that operate in the Andean nation. Frustrated by regulatory... 


Image of copper ore
Santa Cruz underground copper mine, US – update
4th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Railveyor Technologies Global has been selected as the preferred haulage solution provider for the project. 


An image of the Tucumã operation
Ero Copper achieves commercial production at Brazilian operation
3rd July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed Ero Copper announces that the Tucumã operation, located in Pará State, Brazil, achieved commercial production, effective July 1. During the month of June, following the completion of... 


kibali
Drilling results at Kibali extend scale, life-of-mine
3rd July 2025 By: Darren Parker

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation reports that drilling results from the ARK-KCD corridor at its Kibali gold mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), serve to strengthen... 


A prospectors cabin in the Keno Hill district of Yukon, Canada.
Summit Royalty to go public through reverse takeover of Eagle Royalties
3rd July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious metals focused royalty and streaming company Summit Royalty has announced plans to go public through a reverse takeover (RTO) of Canada-listed junior royalty firm Eagle Royalties. The two... 


Intrepid expands Corral copper project through land acquisitions
2nd July 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V- and OTCQB-listed Intrepid Metals has announced the strategic expansion of its Corral copper property in Cochise County, Arizona, in the US, through the acquisition of an additional four... 


New World owns the Antler copper project in the US
Kinterra takes New World takeover fight to Australia's Takeovers Panel
2nd July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The battle for control of Australia-based New World Resources (NWR) has intensified, with private equity firm Kinterra Capital lodging an application with the Takeovers Panel, alleging that the... 


While onsite operations are unaffected, transport of semi-processed copper from MMG's Las Bambas (pictured) and Hudbay's Constancia are said to be interrupted.
Peru copper transport disrupted as informal miners block roads
2nd July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Roadblocks by informal miners are disrupting transport of copper from some mines in Peru, including those owned by MMG and Hudbay Minerals, said people briefed on the matter. Artisanal miners are... 


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