Rio Tinto’s Nuton, Arizona Sonoran Copper ink joint venture option on Cactus project

Rio Tinto invested C$30.5 million for a 7.4% stake last year in the project.

Henry Lazenby | December 14, 2023 | 5:20 pm

Workers at Antofagasta copper mine approve contract offer, averting strike

The nearly 400 employees represented by the union rejected an…

Reuters | December 14, 2023 | 12:03 pm

Glencore’s prized Canadian coal mines come with rising environmental scrutiny

Ottawa and Washington are close to requesting a study of…

Reuters | December 14, 2023 | 11:15 am

South32 yet to invoke force majeure in Colombia

At Cerro Matoso, members of two communities have blocked access…

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2023 | 10:22 am

Codelco chairman still sees lithium agreement with SQM by year-end

Codelco was tasked by President Gabriel Boric in April to…

Reuters | December 14, 2023 | 9:40 am

Northern Star approves $1 billion Kalgoorlie mill expansion

Expansion will increase and modernise Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines processing capacity from 13 million tonnes per annum to 27 mtpa.

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 3:44 pm

Marimaca Copper secures $15 million investment from Mitsubishi

Since its discovery in 2016, Marimaca has more than doubled its Chilean deposit's resource.

Staff Writer | June 21, 2023 | 9:19 am

Lynas Rare Earths gets $14m Australian govt grant to develop project

The grant will help develop a new system that will allow the processing of apatite, a group of phosphate minerals.

Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 6:21 am

Albemarle becomes first lithium firm to complete responsible mining audit

Third-party audit shows Albemarle meets 50% to 75% of the criteria in each of four areas, including social and environmental responsibility.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2023 | 5:53 am

Rio Tinto autonomous train back in operations after derailment

A driverless train carrying iron ore near the port of Dampier in Western Australia derailed over the weekend.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2023 | 3:26 am

BHP warns carbon emissions to rise on bumpy net zero path

BHP expects operational decarbonization to be "non-linear".

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2023 | 6:38 pm

Andrew Forrest to transfer $3.39bn stake in Fortescue to his philanthropic foundation

Forrest transferred ownership of 220 million Fortescue shares worth to Minderoo Foundation.

Reuters | June 20, 2023 | 4:26 pm

Indonesia to ban copper exports once Freeport, Amman plants open

Copper is set to follow nickel as Indonesia’s next focus in the country’s push for more onshore refining.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2023 | 3:56 pm

Antofagasta seeks copper mine extension with $1.2 billion investment

Chilean miner applied for an environmental permit to extend operations at its Zaldivar mine through 2051.

Reuters | June 20, 2023 | 12:39 pm

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