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September 29, 2025 – San Juan, Argentina — Argentina has formally approved Canadian miner McEwen Copper’s $2.7 billion Los Azules project, granting it eligibility under the…
The race to secure copper has entered a new phase. Analysts warn that global copper demand could outpace supply by 300,000–500,000 tonnes in 2025, intensifying competition…
When Ottawa unveiled its list of five “nation-building” projects under a new federal fast-track program, two were copper mines: Newmont’s Red Chris block-cave expansion in northwest…
The United States is negotiating the creation of a multibillion-dollar mining fund with New York–based Orion Resource Partners, a move designed to strengthen American access to…
Skilled-visa backlogs are slowing copper and critical mineral projects from Zambia to Western Australia. Learn how HR, not geology, is becoming mining’s hidden bottleneck.
The U.S. steel sector is running hot again. Domestic production rose nearly 5% in July compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the…
Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town will decide how Africa’s critical minerals are shared. Buyers face new rules: invest locally or lose access.
From Panama to Namibia, governments are rewriting the rules of mining, challenging decades of liberalized investment. Resource nationalism—policies that extend state influence over taxes, ownership, exports,…
US DoI draft 2025 Critical Minerals List adds copper, potash, silver. What it means for supply chains, retailers, and national security.
Trump’s UNESCO withdrawal by 2026 reduces global oversight on Grand Canyon uranium mining. What it means for U.S. miners and ESG risks.
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