Silver and copper have replaced gold as the hot metal trade heading into 2026, with institutional and retail traders positioning for record rallies. Silver has nearly doubled this year, with most gains occurring in the past two months due to a historic supply squeeze...
A major step has been made in delivering net zero outcomes to mining operations in the Pilbara with the first Caterpillar (Cat) battery-electric haul trucks arriving at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine. The collaboration between BHP and Rio...
The mining industry’s journey to achieve net-zero is undoubtedly a challenge, but it’s one XCMG Australia is tackling head-on. The Australian mining industry is at a crossroads. Environmental responsibilities and the pursuit of efficiency are converging and the...
Utah’s largest coal-fired power plant — the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western Utah and primarily serving southern California — is no longer operating, after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the...
Copper producer Freeport-McMoRan would pursue an acquisition if “the stars and the moon” aligned, but is not counting on deals to grow and is focused on developing existing assets, its CEO said on Thursday. As an M&A frenzy envelops the mining...
Washington must move even faster to bolster critical minerals projects and offset Beijing’s grip on the world’s supply of the building blocks for electronics, weapons and a range of other goods, three US mining and refining executives said on Thursday. The...
