Copper price rallies after Grasberg violenceCopper above $3.00 after former workers torch dozens of buildings, vehicles at Freeport's Indonesia operations blocking access to world number two mine.Frik Els | August 21, 2017 | 11:27 am
Chile rejects divisive $2.5 billion Dominga copper-iron ore projectA committee of six ministers pointed to numerous flaws with…Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2017 | 5:59 am
Voisey’s Bay underground mine on holdPlans to extend the life of the Voisey's Bay nickel…CBC News | August 20, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Turquoise Hill shareholders approve Rio Tinto’s $3.3bn buyout bid The vote clears the way for Rio Tinto to gain more autonomy over Oyu Tolgoi, which is 66% owned by Turquoise Hill and 34% by the Mongolian government. Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 10:19 am
WTO says Trump’s metals tariffs broke rules as US rejects findings The 25% tariffs on global steel imports and 10% import taxes on global aluminum violated basic WTO rules, a dispute-settlement panel said Friday. Bloomberg News | December 9, 2022 | 10:13 am
Canada places big bets on critical minerals Remoteness, regulatory sclerosis still pose barriers to mine development in Canada, the federal government says. Nelson Bennett — BIV | December 9, 2022 | 9:38 am
Endeavour Silver announces 600moz indicated resource for newly acquired Pitarrilla project Endeavour acquired the Pitarrilla project from SSR Mining in July 2022 for total consideration of $70 million and a 1.25% net smelter returns royalty. Staff Writer | December 9, 2022 | 9:15 am
Japan, Congo agree to cooperate on stable supply of rare metals Mining companies and governments in Africa are also calling for stronger trade ties with the United States. Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 6:59 am
US bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot Inflation Reduction Act could impact Africa metal producers. Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 6:37 am
Anglo American cuts 2023 copper output target on poor Chilean ore grades The company said production at its South African unit Kumba Iron Ore will be dented by poor rail capacity. Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 6:24 am
Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign investments in Pakistan and one of Barrick’s key projects for this decade. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2022 | 5:19 am
Researchers create thick graphite films for clean energy technologies Korean researchers are proposing a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale. Staff Writer | December 9, 2022 | 5:05 am