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Glencore open to better bid for Teck if split rejected

Swiss firm is willing to improve takeover bid if Teck's shareholders reject the Canadian miner's planned split.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2023 | 3:37 am

Copper price rises on faster than expected economic growth in China

Chinese GDP grew by 4.5% year on year in the first three…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 18, 2023 | 9:42 am

Endeavour Silver greenlights Terronera mine despite capex rise

The Terronera project will have an initial capital expenditure cost…

Staff Writer | April 18, 2023 | 9:07 am

B2Gold begins phased closure of Namibia mine

It will gradually reduce Otjikoto's open pit production until 2031,…

MINING.COM Editor | April 18, 2023 | 5:06 am

Billionaire Robert Friedland comes out in defence of Teck

He warned Canada should not take lightly Glencore's attempted takeover…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2023 | 3:45 am

Anglo American puts world’s largest hydrogen truck to work

Anglo's first self-developed green-hydrogen powered trucks will eventually replace a fleet of 40 vehicles at the Mogalakwena platinum mine South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 6, 2022 | 3:36 am

EPA deals fresh blow to PolyMet’s $1 billion copper-nickel mine

NorthMet is the first large-scale project to be permitted within the Duluth Complex in northeastern Minnesota.

MINING.com Editor | May 5, 2022 | 7:03 am

Researchers find out what really drives Li-ion battery decay

Decay depends on how many times the Li-ion battery has been charged.

Staff Writer | May 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Oksut mine halt eclipses Centerra Gold’s Q1 results

The Turkish mine's ADR plant has been out of commission since March 18, with no clear timeline for its reopening.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 5, 2022 | 3:54 am

Glencore to invest $200m in battery recycling firm Li-Cycle

Long-term supply deal gives the Canadian recycling firm an inside track with one of the world’s biggest commodities producers.

Naimul Karim | May 5, 2022 | 1:20 am

Champion Iron ships first concentrate from expanded Bloom Lake mine

The company is now working to gradually increase the mine and plant's capacity towards commercial production.

Staff Writer | May 4, 2022 | 11:20 am

ESG standards’ Indigenous blind spot could threaten critical metals push

ESG reporting standards were developed by and for finance and investment professionals without any input from Indigenous peoples and are failing to capture their rights and interests in companies’ ESG assessments, says First Nations Major Projects Coalition.

Kelsey Rolfe | May 4, 2022 | 8:06 am