April 25, 2019 Freeport shares drop after quarterly profit misses expectations The Phoenix-based company posted first quarter net income of $31m, compared with net income of $692m in the year-ago quarter.
April 17, 2019 Copper Fox updates exploration at Schaft Creek JV The property is a potential producer of copper, gold and molybdenum.
April 14, 2019 Protesters block road used by Hudbay to transport copper in Peru Members of the community of Tacrara were demanding compensation for the use of a road that, according to them, Hudbay’s trucks were not supposed to be using.
April 11, 2019 After legal battle, Los Andes Copper’s past drilling campaign receives approval In 2017, Chile's Superintendency of Environmental Affairs filed a notice saying the campaign violated the country's environmental regulations.
March 28, 2019 Australia launches Critical Minerals Strategy 2019 focused on innovation and tech The plan puts emphasis on emphasis on agritech, aerospace, defense, renewable energy and telecommunications.
March 15, 2019 Massive storm hits wheat, cattle, mines in U.S. heartland Blizzard-like conditions in the Dakotas, western Nebraska and Kansas are stressing winter wheat, inundating mines and disrupting ranches.
March 12, 2019 Seabridge boosts resource at Iron Cap The project now contains 423 million indicated tonnes grading 0.41 gram gold per tonne, 0.22% copper, 4.6 grams silver and 41 parts per million molybdenum.
January 9, 2019 San Marco sees positive results from exploration program in Mexico There is a porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold system at the Espiritu SMR property.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
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