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Rising copper demand is outpacing traditional supply. Dr. Liz Dennett, Founder and CEO of Endolith, explains why ore grade decline matters, how bio-based approaches are emerging, and where the next wave of mineral recovery may come from.
American Pacific Mining Corp. has highlighted the recent addition of copper to the US Geological Survey (USGS)’s 2025 list of critical minerals as the Trump Administration expands the scope of what minerals are considered vital to US interests.
Vedanta Resources Limited has announced the launch of CopperTech Metals Inc, a US-domiciled company with a mission to 'Power the Copper Century' and to bolster America's copper security needs while capitalising on surging copper demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centre expansion, grid modernisation, defence technologies and industrial onshoring requirements.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an aquifer exemption request from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) that will allow the expansion of copper mining in a part of the Burro Canyon aquifer in San Juan County, Utah.
Doris Hiam-Galvez PhD, Programme Chair WMC 2026, comments on the role of South America, and especially Peru, in meeting the demand for critical minerals in the context of the global energy transition.
JCHX Mining Management has selected Sandvik Mining to supply a 32-unit underground equipment fleet to support mining operations at MMG’s Khoemacau Copper Mine.
NIU Invest SE, headed by Austrian investor Cevdet Caner, has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Critical Metals PLC by way of a subscription of 61 million new ordinary shares.
American Pacific Mining Corp provides an update on its 100%-owned Palmer Project, a high-grade copper-zinc-barite VMS deposit located in Southeast Alaska.
Fluor Corporation has received final notice to proceed from Barrick Mining Corporation on its Reko Diq Project in Balochistan, Pakistan.
American Pacific Mining Corp. has reported results from the final six of eight reverse circulation drill holes completed during Phase I 2025 drilling at the company’s Madison project.
Liebherr Mining recently commissioned a full trolley line solution at the Collahuasi copper mine, the first of its kind in Chile, consisting of T 284 trucks with retrofitted pantograph connections and all relevant infrastructure.
Amaroq Ltd has announced the commencement of its 2025 exploration campaign.