Copper rallied through 2025 and despite some sharp pullbacks along the way ended the year more than 40% higher than at the start. This year the price is being pulled into different directions. In holiday thin trade, copper for March…

The US is accelerating efforts to reshape global critical minerals trade policy, with a growing focus on price floors, coordinated trade mechanisms, and supply-chain security, following the conclusion of a broad Section 232 national security investigation and a high-level ministerial…

The US government will look to leverage the “world’s largest balance sheet” and unlock up to US$1.5 trillion of private capital mired in the country’s byzantine permitting processes to revive domestic mining and mineral processing at the same time as…

Mexico and Canada are set to unveil a joint action plan focusing on minerals, infrastructure, and supply chains by the year’s end. Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Canada’s Minister of Trade Dominic LeBlanc recently met in Mexico City to enhance…

Vicuna Corp, controlled by BHP and Lundin Mining, plans an $18 billion investment to develop copper, gold, and silver projects in Argentina. Initial investments focus on the Josemaria and Filo del Sol sites with production set to begin by 2030,…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump had made it clear that he would prefer diplomacy and a negotiated settlement. Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an…

As global mineral demand surges, Africa holds 30% of the world’s critical reserves, putting it at the forefront of the global energy transition Africa holds 30% of the world’s critical mineral reserves, a statistic that positions the continent at the…

Countries including Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe are mining more of Africa’s critical minerals, creating new regional and international supply chains The global supply chain is being reshaped, with Africa increasingly at its epicentre. Holding 30% of the world’s proven critical…