July 7, 2026 - North American Mining Magazine

U.S. GoldMining begins drilling program at Whistler

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 NAM Staff

U.S. GoldMining has commenced its 2026 drilling program at its Whistler gold-copper project in Alaska to test high-priority exploration targets. As porphyry systems typically occur in clusters, testing these near-deposit anomalies offers higher-probability opportunities to discover potential new porphyry centers. “Achieving active drilling at the Whistler Orbit targets is an exciting milestone for our team and our stakeholders. With the…

Peabody names new president of Global Operations

July 7, 2026July 6, 2026 Francesca Mills

Peabody announced that Bryan Quinn has been named president of Global Operations, effective Aug. 1. Quinn is a senior mining executive with more than 30 years’ experience developing and managing large-scale open-cut and underground coal and manganese. He joins Peabody from his most recent position as CEO of Aurelia Metals in Australia. Prior to this role, Quinn spent 25 years…

Alcoa acquires strategic South32 assets

July 7, 2026July 6, 2026 NAM Staff

U.S.-headquartered Alcoa has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Australia-based South32 Limited’s interests in a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, and aluminum smelter operations in a cash and stock transaction for an upfront consideration of $4.1 billion. “This is exactly the type of opportunity Alcoa is built to execute,” explained William F. Oplinger, president and chief executive officer of Alcoa.…

BHP, Farady Copper ink San Manuel deal

July 7, 2026July 6, 2026 NAM Staff

BHP, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has executed definitive agreements with Faraday Copper, relating to Faraday’s acquisition of BHP’s San Manuel property in Arizona. Under the terms, upon completion of the transaction, BHP will hold shares representing a 30% fully diluted equity stake in Faraday. This includes related shareholder and offtake rights, and BHP also has the option to participate…