Jacob Lorinc

Freeport-McMoRan, Rio Tinto and BHP are among the miners testing sulfide leaching as tariff threats send copper prices soaring.

HudBay Minerals Inc.’s top executive says he’s speaking with investors in the Middle East and Japan who are interested in bidding for a stake in the company’s proposed US copper project.

The biggest gold miners are jostling for dominance over the bullion market. Newmont Corp. expanded its position as the top producer last year thanks to added output from its 2023 takeover of Australia’s Newcrest Mining Ltd. Meanwhile, Barrick Gold Corp.’s lead over Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. narrowed after production fell due to operational setbacks. Agnico Eagle threatens to overtake its bigger rival if Barrick’s mine complex in Mali remains closed this year.

Toronto’s claim as the world’s top mining hub is under threat as exploration companies leave Canada and listings dwindle on the nation’s resource-heavy stock exchange.

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is threatening to snag the title of world’s second-largest gold producer from one of its top rivals.

Barrick Gold Corp. rose the most in six months after stronger-than-expected profits outshined warnings of lower output amid a dispute with Mali’s military regime that’s paralyzed one its biggest mines.

Gold prices are hovering around record highs, but Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Corp. have frustrated investors by failing to capitalize on bullion’s rally. The next 10 days gives the top producers a chance to win back skeptical shareholders.

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals.

Energy Fuels Inc. reached an agreement with the Navajo Nation to resume transport of uranium ore on the nation’s territory after a six-month standoff that halted production at the company’s Arizona mine.

The world's re-embrace of nuclear power creates tensions in the US Southwest