Zambia’s finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debtThe proposed tax change in Africa's second biggest copper producing nation has upset the mining community.Reuters | May 5, 2019 | 9:19 am
Australian battery materials plant eyes financing deal by end-JuneAustralian Mines aims to produce 53,300 tonnes of nickel sulphate…Reuters | May 3, 2019 | 10:27 am
Base metals give ground as manufacturing clouds darkenLondon Metal Exchange (LME) copper slumped 3% on Wednesday and…Reuters | May 3, 2019 | 9:44 am
Congo’s South Kivu governor clears miners to resume operations All mining activities in the restive region were suspended in July. Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 6:08 am
Foran advances McIlvenna copper-gold build in Saskatchewan The 2022 feasibility study gave the project an 18-year mine life producing an average of 65 million lb. copper equivalent annually. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 12:16 pm
Canada to invest $42 million in Yukon, Northern British Columbia mining infrastructure The C$60 million in funding will be divided between two key infrastructure projects for critical minerals mining, Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 11:41 am
Top miners’ reclamation obligations could surpass industry’s total debt by 2033 Environmental reclamation and site restoration costs for 24 major mining companies reached $72 billion in 2023, up from $40 billion in 2013. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 10:43 am
BHP and Cobre to jointly explore for copper in Botswana The potential earn-in JV covers Cobre's Kitlanya West and East copper projects in the Kalahari copper belt. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2024 | 9:47 am
Indonesia President inaugurates production of Freeport Indonesia’s copper smelter The new $3.7 billion smelter has annual input capacity of 1.7 million metric tons of copper concentrate. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 7:14 am
Aurubis sees earnings decline next year on lower metal prices Inflated start-up costs for strategic projects, especially for a new recycling plant in the US, have weighed on next year's outlook. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 6:53 am
Nornickel opens EV battery R&D centre The R&D center in St. Petersburg will be used to study the use of nickel-containing cathode active materials in electric batteries. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 6:45 am
First Quantum suspends operations at Zambia mine after fatal accident The company said the worker died following an incident involving a tracked dozer and a light vehicle. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 6:41 am