Supply disruptions and the rosy demand outlook have kept copper prices on the boil this year. Some of the world’s biggest mines are experiencing production setbacks. The shutdown of Grasberg could ...

SANTIAGO, - Workers at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile began a strike Tuesday morning after pay negotiations with management fell apart, setting the stage for a potential hit to production at the ...

The global copper market enjoyed one of its best years in 2025. The threat of US tariffs on the industrial metal and […] ...

Lumina Metals Corp. says it’s on its way to becoming the largest producer of copper and silver in the world. The Canadian company hit the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker LMCU.TO on Thursday ...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX and Southern Copper Corporation SCCO are two heavyweights in the copper mining industry. Both ...

Rio Tinto Plc RIO, BHP Group Limited BHP, and the United States Forest Service (USFS) have finally completed a land exchange in Arizona. The transaction was a major hurdle for the development of the ...

The mine, part of the Nchanga mining complex, is projected to produce more than 200,000 tons of ore per month.

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Glencore ‌said on Thursday ‌it was in early talks to be acquired by ‍Rio Tinto,, a combination that would ⁠create the world’s largest mining company and have major implications for ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit ‌on Thursday, as higher copper and gold ‌prices offset a production drop after an accident at ...

While tourism has long-been the bedrock industry of Far North Queensland, the mining industry has been working quietly in the background to pick up some heavy lifting.