Copper Top Stories

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Continuing price volatility with rare earths and copper, high costs, disputes over consultation and executive shakeups have some major projects facing uncertainty […]

Northern Miner Staff | December 4, 2025 | 1:02 pm

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026

Continuing price volatility in critical minerals and rare earths, executive…

Northern Miner Staff | December 3, 2025 | 11:40 am

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to…

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

Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent – report

Many companies mining battery metals do not have the necessary policies in place to respect the rights of the communities impacted by […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2023 | 8:00 am

Upcoming elections in near-bankrupt Argentina could finally unlock the country’s huge mineral projects

Food, energy and now minerals. In a world where competition for raw materials is only increasing, Argentina is blessed with an abundance […]

Tom Azzopardi | August 29, 2023 | 6:09 am

JV Article: Archer’s Grasset nickel deposit is getting its ‘day in the sun’

A multi-million-tonne nickel sulphide deposit discovered more than 10 years ago in the northern Abitibi region of Quebec is receiving fresh scrutiny […]

Northern Miner Staff | August 28, 2023 | 10:12 am

How miners can better manage community resettlement as demand for metals rises

It’s an undeniable fact that the world needs more metals to deal with the effects of climate change and to achieve net […]

Gerry Reddy and Mike Steyn | August 22, 2023 | 12:00 pm

Peruvian Ministry of Mines presents new permitting mechanisms to mining companies’ reps

A team from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines, led by Minister Oscar Vera Gargurevich, met with the representatives of 31 […]

Staff Writer | August 13, 2023 | 6:29 am

Peru’s coffers get $600,000 following approval of mining-related permits

Following the approval of several mining-related permits that had been stalled, in some cases for years, Peru’s coffers received $600,000, the government […]

Staff Writer | August 6, 2023 | 12:45 pm