Decades-long timelines from discovery to first production are a major roadblock for Trump White House plans to spur U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he planned to announce a 50% tariff on copper imports later in the day, ...

Apache tribal members are already feeling harm as the Trump administration moves to fast-track a deal to turn their sacred land of Oak Flat, Arizona, into a copper mine.

Vicuña Corp, a joint venture of Australia's BHP and Canada's Lundin Mining , on Thursday said it was extending the useful ...

a highly toxic pollutant created when sulfur-bearing pyrite in rock is exposed to oxygen and water during the mining process. While it's a large environmental issue for the area, it's also become a ...

A possible copper mine at the headwaters of the famed Smith River has passed another hurdle.

The copper deposits beneath the lakes and forests of Northeastern Minnesota are encased in sulfide ore. When that ore is exposed to air and water in the mining process, it produces sulfuric acid.

Mining isn’t known for innovation. For more than a century, we’ve extracted copper using the same process: dig, crush, grind, leach, repeat. Meanwhile, demand has exploded, fueled by EVs, AI ...

A tectonic clash in Tibet formed giant copper deposits, revealing how recycled crust can power clean energy and reshape ...

Copper demand is surging due to the green transition and digital expansion, creating major supply challenges and requiring massive new investment in global mining operations.

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a request by Apache Stronghold to hear a case over a proposed copper mine at Oak Flat.

Trump issued an executive order to expedite the Resolution Copper mine project, as part of a broader push to open more public lands to drilling and mining.