Once that critical mineral is dug up, it will leave the Copper State entirely. Despite the six-decade project still not being ...

A U.S. district judge on Friday denied the latest request by a Native American tribe, environmentalists and other plaintiffs to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a ...

New Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott says owning a US copper smelter is an important “strategic card” as the miner looks to expand ...

The Australian exploration company American West Metals Limited (WKN A3DE4Y / ASX AW1) is increasingly coming into focus in ...

Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.

The project comprises upgrades and increased capacity requirements for the mine life extension and a mine pushback that requires additional waste-stripping to access high-quality ore within the Valley ...

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Metals analysts are cutting their estimates of global copper supplies for this year and next after an accident at the giant Grasberg mine dramatically tightened the outlook ...

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has been in the news for negative reasons this week, with its shares experiencing a steep decline as investors respond to an unexpected operational crisis at its key ...

Copper prices are on the rise due to supply issues, primarily stemming from a production stoppage at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper producers. That scenario should ...

Kinterra Capital and Lionhead Resources will invest $80 million in a dormant Nevada copper mine to restart operations. Credit: Phil Degginger/Alamy Stock Photo The dormant Nevada copper mine Pumpkin ...