After six years of lying idle, the Alumar aluminum smelter in Brazil is about to restart operations.

Mining is a key source of tax revenue in Peru and the new leftist administration of President Pedro Castillo has repeatedly said it wants to increase mining taxes to pay for new social programs.

Freeport-McMoRan boss Richard Adkerson said he was left “encouraged” from a recent meeting with President Pedro Castillo.

Drilling this year identified three new deposits, making the total seven deposits over a 7-km strike at the project.

Idaho's Iron Creek is one of only two primary cobalt resource projects in the United States.

Wyloo Metals said it notified Noront Resources to swap its $15 million convertible loan for common shares of Noront.

The company confirmed first production at QB2 is expected in the second half of 2022.