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Freshly produced copper cathodes at a refinery loading area. The copper price forecast 2026 has split into two broad camps. Westpac has upgraded its end-2026 target…
The mountainous Mindanao landscape illustrates the scale and terrain surrounding the proposed Tampakan project. The Sy family’s Dominion Holdings has moved the Tampakan copper-gold project closer…
Copper mine infrastructure in the Peruvian Andes. Copper’s move above $13,600 per tonne has pushed the 2026 market debate beyond a conventional demand cycle. The central…
Austral Resources has agreed to acquire all of Hammer Metals in a binding scheme valued at approximately A$80.7 million, creating a larger Queensland-focused copper group centred…
Chile’s Atacama Desert is home to some of the world’s largest copper operations and prospective new projects. Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco is close to signing…
Underground diamond drilling remains central to testing depth extensions and high-grade shoots in copper systems. Copper exploration results 2026 are highlighting four different ways a drill…
NGEx Minerals reported one of the strongest drill intersections yet from its Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in Argentina, returning 57.75 metres grading 9.41% copper equivalent (CuEq) and…
Las Bambas copper operations in Peru face a temporary suspension after a workplace accident, with a progressive restart expected from August 21. MMG’s Las Bambas copper…
Saudi Arabian exploration terrain along the Arabian Platform near the Arabian Shield. Saudi Arabia’s Maaden and energy giant Aramco have signed a shareholders’ agreement to establish…
Mining investment markets are being shaped by two forces moving in opposite directions: commodity prices remain elevated, while valuations continue to diverge sharply between established producers,…
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