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McEwen Copper seeks $2.5bn for Los Azules project in Argentina

Los Azules is due to receive a key environmental permit in four to six weeks, the company said.

Reuters | November 28, 2024 | 11:46 am

Trafigura rattles zinc market with huge order for LME metal

Orders to withdraw zinc from warehouses overseen by the exchange…

Bloomberg News | November 28, 2024 | 8:39 am

Blue Moon acquires two brownfield copper projects in Norway for $67m

Blue Moon's CEO said the transactions would "create a new…

Staff Writer | November 28, 2024 | 7:23 am

LME says to hike fees in 2025 by average of 4.7%

The exchange said there will be no rise in charges…

Reuters | November 28, 2024 | 6:59 am

RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending

Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained…

Frik Els | November 27, 2024 | 4:27 pm

Piedmont Lithium shares up on continued record production at NAL

During Q3 2024, NAL produced approximately 52,100 dmt of spodumene concentrate.

Staff Writer | November 12, 2024 | 9:31 am

Adaro eyes $291 million from unit IPO to spin off coal arm

Adaro is spinning off the coal mining unit valued at $2.45 billion to focus on developing cleaner energy, with an aluminum smelter being built in Kalimantan.

Bloomberg News | November 12, 2024 | 8:44 am

China’s copper production boom threatens to crowd out the rest of the world

The top consumer of copper globally is on track to produce about half the world’s refined metal this year after a frenzy of smelter construction to secure supplies crucial to the energy transition.

Bloomberg News | November 12, 2024 | 8:22 am

Paladin shares sink as it cuts uranium output

The uranium miner revised down its production forecast for the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia.

Staff Writer | November 12, 2024 | 7:52 am

Friedland considers floating African iron ore company on ASX

The IPO, expected before June 2025, seeks to raise capital for acquiring "overlooked" critical minerals projects in Australia.

MINING.COM Editor | November 12, 2024 | 6:33 am

Top gold ETF sees largest weekly outflow since 2022 on Trump win

SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) saw an outflow of over $1 billion, the largest weekly fund outflow since July 2022.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2024 | 10:39 am

Ascot Resources seeks TSX exemption for $37 million financing

The funds will be used by Ascot to resuscitate its Premier gold project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle.

Staff Writer | November 11, 2024 | 10:30 am

Copper price, stocks are being hammered as Trump tariff, China worries mount

“Though commodities are often seen as an inflation hedge, in this instance – where inflation is neither driven by strong demand growth nor a negative commodity supply shock – they would struggle to live up to that reputation.”

Frik Els | November 11, 2024 | 10:22 am

Hindalco beats Q2 profit view on higher aluminum prices

The benchmark aluminum and copper prices on the LME rose 20% and 24%, respectively, from the second quarter of last year.

Reuters | November 11, 2024 | 9:18 am

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