Mining industry
Tertiary Minerals PLC is gearing up to begin a new round of drilling at its promising silver, copper, and zinc deposit at the Mushima North project in Zambia. The AIM-listed explorer plans to spend about 1,000 metres drilling at Target A1, which is situated 28km east of the historic
Mining industry
Bezant Resources PLC has secured an up to USD7 million prepayment facility and an associated offtake agreement to support its Hope & Gorob copper project in Namibia. In response, the company's stock price climbed 14% to 0.12 pence on Friday afternoon in London. The prepayment facility is
Mining industry
Rincon Resources Limited has released an exploration update on its Telfer South Gold Project and Laverton Gold Project. The company has completed a 14-hole, 1,350-meter Reverse Circulation (RC) drill program at the Telfer South Gold Project, designed to define strike extensions to gold mineralization. The drilling results will be
Mining industry
Vedanta Resources, a mining and energy company controlled by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, is planning to increase its $1 billion investment in its Zambian copper unit to develop multiple tailing leaching facilities. The company aims to enhance copper production from secondary sources, including tailings from Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), which
Mining industry
Harmony Gold Mining Company has finalized its acquisition of MAC Copper, securing full ownership of the CSA mine in Australia. This strategic move strengthens Harmony's position in the copper market, with Chairman Patrice Motsepe anticipating copper to contribute approximately 40% of group production by 2035. The acquisition was
Copper industry
The Trump Administration has granted a two-year exemption to a stationary copper smelting facility from stringent environmental regulations imposed by the Biden Administration. This move aims to ensure the facility can continue operating without incurring substantial costs to comply with unattainable requirements, thereby supporting national security and economic resilience. Copper
Copper industry
President Donald J. Trump has signed a Proclamation granting two years of regulatory relief from a stringent Biden-Era EPA rule on primary copper smelting, an industry vital to national security and economic resilience. This action aims to reduce burdensome restrictions that undermine America's mineral and metal supply chains,
Copper industry
President Donald J. Trump has signed a Proclamation granting two years of regulatory relief from a stringent Biden-Era EPA rule on primary copper smelting, an industry vital to national security and economic resilience. This action aims to reduce burdensome restrictions that undermine America's mineral and metal supply chains,
Mining industry
Hindustan Copper, India's state-owned copper mining company, is making significant strides in its global expansion plans, with advanced negotiations underway for a potential joint venture with Codelco, the world's largest copper mining company, to acquire two copper mines in Chile. The negotiations follow a memorandum of
Mining industry
The Indian state-owned miner Hindustan Copper Ltd. is in advanced talks with Chilean state-owned mining company Codelco for the acquisition of two copper mines in Chile. According to sources, a team from Hindustan Copper is set to visit Chile in December to assess the potential of the mines, which Codelco
Mining industry
A significant shift in government policy has prompted BHP, the world's largest mining group, to reassess its options in the US copper industry. The company's chief executive, Mike Henry, has stated that initiatives introduced under President Donald Trump have led to increased exploration in the US,
Mining industry
Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A. ("TFM"), a prominent copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) operated by CMOC Group Ltd. ("CMOC"), has successfully completed The Copper Mark re-audit, achieving "Fully Meet" across all 32 rigorous criteria. This achievement positions TFM as the
