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First Quantum to appeal Panama order to halt giant copper mine

The Vancouver-based miner and Panama have been negotiating new tax terms on a mine that accounts for about 1.5% of global copper output.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2023 | 3:41 am

Copper price at over 6-month peak as China reopens border

Mainland China opened sea and land crossings with Hong Kong and ended…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2023 | 7:48 am

Anglo Asian Mining invests again in Libero Copper

Libero owns, or has the right to acquire, several copper…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2023 | 6:03 am

Tianqi, IGO to buy Australian lithium junior Essential Metals

Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia, which is 51% owned by Tianqi…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2023 | 5:23 am

Mining investments on the rise in Peru

Anglo American was the top investor in Peru in 2022…

Staff Writer | January 8, 2023 | 8:02 am

Diamonds Snapshot: Eight Canadian companies ready for discovery

After a 2020 saw a near shutdown of the diamond market for half the year as a result of pandemic-related travel restrictions, diamond prices have bounced back in 2021.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | June 10, 2021 | 12:18 pm

Vale ordered to pay $26 million to families of Brumadinho victims

The disaster killed 270 people but the court action only benefits the families of 131 workers directly hired by Vale.

Bruno Venditti | June 10, 2021 | 12:02 pm

Copper riches are in cross-hairs of Chile presidential hopeful

Daniel Jadue, the current front-runner in polls for November’s elections in Chile, wants to align mining rules with Peru, Argentina and Bolivia so they don’t compete for investments.

Bloomberg News | June 10, 2021 | 9:24 am

Drilling at Greatland-Newcrest’s Havieron backs resource expansion

Latest drilling results how further high-grade extensions to the South East Crescent zone of the Havieron gold-copper project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2021 | 7:53 am

Indonesia tin miner Timah says meets rules, good practices

Tin deposits in the mining hub of Bangka-Belitung have been heavily exploited on land, leaving parts of the islands off the southeast coast of Sumatra island resembling a lunar landscape.

Reuters | June 10, 2021 | 7:24 am

Electric vehicles a $7 trillion market opportunity to 2030 – report

BloombergNEF forecasts global sales of zero-emission cars rising to 70% of the market by 2040, thus making demand for battery metals soar.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 10, 2021 | 5:11 am

Nature-related financial risk opens new can of worms for miners

Verisk Maplecroft believes that funds and international creditors have an opportunity to drive conservation improvements by tying finance to ESG milestones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2021 | 2:00 am