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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…
Rare-earth processing equipment at an industrial facility. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has proposed allowing the state-owned Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security…
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…
Rare earth processing equipment at a US industrial facility. **WASHINGTON : ** The Pentagon is committing more than $1 billion in conditional loans to accelerate US…
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…
Vale Base Metals has brought an autonomous fleet of Komatsu 930E haul trucks into operation at its Salobo copper complex in Pará, Brazil, marking a significant…
Exploration drilling at a remote Western Australian copper-gold project. Solstice Minerals has reported a 148-metre copper-gold intercept beyond the current resource boundary at its Nanadie project…
Industrial processing capacity is becoming as important as ounces in the ground when gold assets change hands. Gold mining news in 2026 is increasingly defined by…
Port Hedland’s export infrastructure remains central to the seaborne iron ore market. Iron ore prices are holding above US$100 per dry metric tonne, with Singapore Exchange…
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