Lopez Obrador's proposed legislation will no longer award concessions to mine lithium "and other strategic minerals" needed for the country's energy transition.

The latest leg-up in copper and zinc futures is coming on the heels of a global energy crunch that’s beginning to disrupt the smelters that many miners depend on to process what they pull out of the ground.

Glencore will find out this month whether it will be able to build an electronics recycling facility in the UK, which could be operational within 18 months.

Foran is working towards completing a feasibility study for the project, which is about 60 km west of Flin Flon, Manitoba, before the end of the year.

The company now expects output to reach 54,000-56,000 tonnes for the year.

Copper mining stocks jump as copper price rally gains momentum and traders scramble for prompt delivery of metal.

The world's largest aluminum producer outside China plans to supply 300,000-400,000 tonnes of aluminum to China in 2021.