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Track the pulse of the global copper industry with Skillings. This category brings you authoritative reporting on copper mining projects, exploration updates, pricing shifts, smelting developments, and infrastructure demand. As a critical metal for electrification, EVs, and clean energy grids, copper’s role in the green economy is expanding fast—Skillings keeps you informed, competitive, and ahead of market trends.
The Mt Lyell mining district on Tasmania’s rugged West Coast. Sibanye-Stillwater has approved the restart of the Mt Lyell copper-gold mine near Queenstown, Tasmania, clearing the…
An exploration drill rig works across the arid terrain of Arizona’s Copper Creek district. Faraday Copper’s latest drilling at its Copper Creek project in Arizona has…
An underground access tunnel represents the engineering focus of Ivanhoe Electric’s redesigned Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona. SEO metadata Primary keyword: Ivanhoe Electric Santa Cruz…
SKILLINGS MINING INTELLIGENCE Today’s macro driver is the precious-metals selloff. Spot gold fell to approximately US$4,402 an ounce, down about 1.56%, while silver declined 1.87% to…
Large-scale copper infrastructure illustrates why miners are pursuing operational scale and supply security. Mining M&A has entered a more selective phase. Copper and gold are attracting…
Copper enters 2026 with an unusually wide gap between market signals. Prices are near record levels, inventories are concentrated in the United States, and treatment charges…
Arid exploration terrain in Chile’s Atacama Region. Capstone Copper has completed its acquisition of the copper assets at the San Pietro copper-gold-iron-cobalt project in Chile’s Atacama…
A First Quantum Minerals affiliate has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Cascadero Minerals Corporation for up to US$19 million, giving the major copper producer…
Leigh Creek copper mine in South Australia’s Northern Flinders Ranges. Strategic Minerals has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Leigh Creek Copper Mine in South…
Mt Lyell is expected to return to production in early 2029 after more than a decade on care and maintenance. Sibanye-Stillwater has approved the restart of…
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