Copper Top Stories

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in […]

Blair McBride | November 28, 2025 | 2:02 pm

Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations

The company continues its efforts to rescue seven workers trapped…

Staff Writer | September 12, 2025 | 9:09 am

Infographic: Why most US copper is from the Southwest

Copper mining in the four southwestern states of Arizona, Nevada,…

Blair McBride | September 10, 2025 | 11:59 am

Spotlight: Southwest United States – Part 2

Rising metal prices, demand for critical minerals and tariffs are…

Northern Miner Staff | September 9, 2025 | 11:59 am

Site visit: Gunnison taps Nuton tech as America’s newest copper producer

COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZ. — Gunnison Copper’s (TSX: GCU; US-OTC: GCUMF)…

Blair McBride | September 9, 2025 | 11:55 am

Newcrest reports seismic event at Cadia – but no injuries and no production impact

Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM) has reported that there was a localized seismic event at its Cadia operation on July 2. The event […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 5, 2021 | 12:38 pm

Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide the metals needed for a sustainable future

Scientists at the University of Oxford are proposing the idea of sustainably extracting copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from brines trapped […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2021 | 6:30 am

Sandstorm pays US$138M for Vale, Vatukoula streaming deals

Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) has boosted its portfolio of producing assets and immediate cash flow with two streaming and royalty […]

Marilyn Scales | June 29, 2021 | 10:40 am

AI-enabled digital assistant helping modernize Latin America’s mining industry

A digital assistant enabled by artificial intelligence is disrupting some of the traditional ways mining has been done in Latin America. Dubbed […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2021 | 1:35 pm

New research to boost BC’s exploration appeal

First results from Geoscience BC’s Central Interior Copper-Gold Research (CICGR) program have been published, and the new maps and geochemical reanalysis of […]

Marilyn Scales | June 24, 2021 | 12:32 pm