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EY's annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey found Canada’s exploration expenditure remained third in global rankings behind South America and Australia.

Copper is the only solid metal touch surface registered as a public health product by Health Canada and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

Pentwater is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a 9% stake.

The Q4 output exceeded its previous guidance of 2,600-2,800 tonnes.

The metal has endured its worst week in almost ten years, with the London Metal Exchange (LME) price collapsing by 16% in the space of two days.

Poland's state-run mining company plans to sell its Robinson and Carlota copper mines in the United States and reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations.

As world economies shift to more electrification and away from fossil fuels to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, expect more copper mining and interest in metals like cobalt and nickel.