Maverick Metals, a US-based technology firm that specializes in minerals extraction and processing, has secured $19 million in seed funding led by Olive Tree Capital. The funding, says Maverick, will ...

Copper refining now has a Strait of Hormuz problem.

Copper prices are surging, driven by a confluence of factors including geopolitical tensions, structural supply shortages, and booming AI-driven demand. The metal is increasingly viewed as a strategic ...

The Santa Cruz project is located on about 6 000 acres of 100%-owned private surface, mineral and associated water rights, in Arizona, in the US. Ivanhoe Electric's prefeasibility study (PFS) for the ...

China just announced that starting next month, it will halt exports of sulfuric acid — a key input for global copper production. That is just the latest force lining up to push copper prices higher. A ...