Copper prices are surging on AI data center demand, and Rio Tinto is emerging as the top miner poised to profit from a looming supply shortage.

Sprott Copper Miners ETF offers high copper price sensitivity and concentration, with its top holding at 25.19% and Top 10 at ...

Native and environmental advocates are challenging a land swap that would transfer the sacred Oak Flat site to Resolution Copper for a massive mine. A new lawsuit by Apache women introduces recent ...

Gold had a blockbuster year in 2025, rising more than 60%. Silver did even better, surging over 150%. That momentum has carried into 2026, with both metals hitting fresh highs as geopolitical tensions ...

Although copper has been mined in the area surrounding Oak Flat off and on since the 1870s, the current struggle over the fate of the campground — deemed sacred by Apaches and other Native peoples and ...

Copper prices are near record highs as demand surges from AI, data centers, EVs and grid expansion. This week, Amazon struck a deal with Rio Tinto to buy copper produced using new technology. Vicky ...

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America.

The Apache could not convince the Supreme Court to preserve their scared site from copper mining. (Becket) PHOENIX (CN) — For the third time in five years, Western Apaches appeared before the Ninth ...

Vandals targeted the trailer of Apache Stronghold leader Wendsler Nosie, cutting a propane hose in a potentially deadly act. The incident is the latest in a series of vandalism and harassment acts ...

As the Arizona Trail winds past the proposed Oak Flat copper mine, the search for climate solutions takes on new meaning.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A looming copper supply gap is poised to widen as electricity demand accelerates and new vectors—such as the race for artificial intelligence and surging ...