February 24, 2026 Hudbay secures permit for Copper Mountain expansion The New Ingerbelle expansion is expected to add 10 years of mining to Copper Mountain, extending the mine schedule from 2027 to 2037.
February 24, 2026 Chile’s right-wing pivot puts mining policy under the microscope Second installment of our LatAm series: Chile’s new govt to test copper, lithium, critical minerals future.
February 23, 2026 British Columbia selects three projects for fast-tracked permitting The province has included projects by Northisle Copper and Gold, Surge Copper and Defense Metals in the Critical Minerals Office.
February 23, 2026 Vale to invest $3.5 billion in Carajas copper projects by 2030 The forecast includes investments of $300 million in 2026.
February 23, 2026 Faraday Copper surges on $73M capital raise backed by Lundin, BHP Faraday last week announced that it will acquire BHP's San Manuel property, which is located 19 km southwest of its Copper Creek property.
February 23, 2026 Congo replaces Gecamines leadership amid minerals talks with US Deogratias Ngele Masudi – a senior state official – will take over as the new chair and Baraka Kabemba will become the chief executive.
February 23, 2026 Andes Iron’s $2.5B Dominga project in Chile hits fresh snag Appeals court voids order to group of ministers to hold a new vote on the iron ore-copper project, as 13-year fight drags on.
February 20, 2026 Codelco says no growth at flagship mine for years after accident Production at El Teniente will probably remain at about 300,000 metric tons a year through to the end of the decade, a company official told Bloomberg.
February 20, 2026 Copper price climbs as Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs Prices climbed as much as 1.3% on the London Metal Exchange before paring gains.
February 20, 2026 Metals volatility may slow pace of mining M&A, BMO bankers say Getting companies to agree on the value of deals is now getting harder, they said.
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