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Large-scale open-pit copper mine with terraced excavation benches and exposed rock.

McEwen’s $4 billion copper plan puts Rio Tinto in focus

20 August 2026 Ross Prudames Argentina, Copper, McEwen Copper, Mining, Rio Tinto 6 min read

McEwen Copper is in talks with Rio Tinto and other investors as it seeks about $4... Read more

Copper overtakes iron ore as BHP’s biggest earnings driver

20 August 2026 Ross Prudames BHP, Copper, copper mining, Mining 7 min read

Aerial view of a reclaimed open pit mining site showing restored green vegetation alongside active earthworks, illustrating environmental reclamation in US mining.

Listicles Mining

6 examples of environmental mining success across the United States

14 July 202614 July 2026 Erin Flock Environmental, Mining 5 min read

Mining has long been associated with environmental disturbance, but modern reclamation is changing that perception. Across... Read more

Historic Fremont Gold Mine in California's Mother Lode where modern engineering studies are assessing one of the state's largest undeveloped gold resources.

California’s historic Fremont Gold Mine moves closer to $8B revival

14 July 202614 July 2026 Ross Prudames California, Gold, Mining 6 min read

The Fremont Gold Mine in California's historic Mother Lode is attracting renewed attention as rising gold... Read more

An open-pit mine overlooking a modern mineral processing facility and transport corridor, representing Africa's opportunity to build integrated critical mineral value chains.

News Minerals Mining

Why Africa’s critical minerals need an industrial strategy

14 July 202614 July 2026 Ross Prudames Africa, Economics, Minerals, Mining 7 min read

Africa's vast critical mineral reserves have placed the continent at the center of the global energy... Read more