Glencore yields to investor pressure, caps coal productionThe mining and trading giant will cap its production of thermal and coking coal at about 150m tonnes per year, close to its planned output level for 2019.Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2019 | 5:10 am
Barrick and Tanzania reach proposal to settle country’s row with AcaciaThe gold giant said it would approach the board of…Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2019 | 2:05 am
ERG will suspend copper, cobalt output at Congo mine this monthOperations are being suspended while a feasibility study is conducted…Bloomberg News | February 19, 2019 | 1:15 pm
Canadian miners lag in formal carbon reduction commitments – survey Less than a quarter have formally committed to achieving all scope-related carbon emission reductions by 2050. Staff Writer | March 11, 2024 | 8:41 am
Boliden says Finland strike to have negative impact If the strike goes through as announced, Boliden expects a $29.35 million hit to its first-quarter profit. Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 6:49 am
China Copper seeks to acquire overseas mines amid tight supply, chairman says A lack of rich copper resources at home has driven Chinese companies to hunt elsewhere. Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 6:42 am
Global copper smelters less active in first two months of 2024 An average of 11.5% of copper smelter capacity monitored by Earth-i was inactive during January and February. Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 10:42 am
Ecuadorian government releases controversial prior consultation manual In the absence of an organic law that regulates the right to prior consultation, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Energy and Mines issued a manual. Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 10:04 am
Copper price soars to 7-month high on Chinese plans to cut output China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing. Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 9:22 am
Worker’s death spurs strike action at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine Chilean media reported that mine workers blocked the entrance road to the Rodomiro Tomic mine and completely stopped production. Staff Writer | March 9, 2024 | 2:07 pm
Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine in northern Chile Activities were suspended at the area of the mine where the accident occurred, the company said. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 2:40 pm
Copper production by Chile’s Codelco slides, others climb in January Codelco, the world's top copper producer, saw its production sink nearly 16% year on year. Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 11:35 am