Vista Gold taps Wheaton for royalty to advance Mt. Todd project in Australia

The advanced-stage project, one of the country’s largest undeveloped gold ventures, already has environmental and operating permits.

Staff Writer | December 14, 2023 | 9:17 am

Mitsubishi, Freeport completes copper smelter expansion in Indonesia

PT Smelting inaugurated on Thursday an expansion in capacity of…

Reuters | December 14, 2023 | 7:29 am

Billionaire Adani’s new copper foray to further tighten world’s ore supply

The planned start of billionaire Gautam Adani’s copper plant in…

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2023 | 6:48 am

Ivanhoe Mines arranges $370 million private placement

The proposed financing will see Ivanhoe offer approximately 41.66 million…

Staff Writer | December 13, 2023 | 12:08 pm

Vale’s ex-president seeks to avoid trial for Brumadinho

Fábio Schvartsman may avoid trial for the dam collapse that…

Staff Writer | December 13, 2023 | 9:14 am

BHP inks $188m contracts with First Nations at Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan

The three and a half year contracts will support more than 400 local jobs with over 50% planned to be Indigenous.

Staff Writer | March 10, 2023 | 11:33 am

Panama minister expects contract with First Quantum will get green light

The contract meets "the best interests for the country," Minister Federico Alfaro told Reuters.

Reuters | March 10, 2023 | 11:20 am

ArcWest shares jump on Freeport earn-in deal as majors eye British Columbia copper

Freeport will be able to earn up to 80% of ArcWest’s Todd Creek project.

Alicia Hiyate | March 10, 2023 | 9:35 am

Vale approves new board nominations

Among the new nominations are former Espirito Santo Governor Paulo Hartung and the new head of Banco do Brasil's Previ pension fund, Joao Luiz Fukunaga.

Reuters | March 10, 2023 | 8:16 am

Fortescue Metals to cut ‘few hundred’ jobs

Miner started laying off more than 100 workers at its Iron Bridge project in the Pilbara region, according to local media.

Reuters | March 10, 2023 | 8:09 am

Botswana intent on selling more diamonds without De Beers

Three-quarters of Debswana's production, which was 24 million carats in 2022, is sold to De Beers.

Reuters | March 9, 2023 | 10:45 am

Column: Tesla hits the brakes but rare earths juggernaut rolls on

EV motors represent around 12% of global magnet consumption with Tesla accounting for 15-20% of the sector's demand.

Reuters | March 9, 2023 | 7:51 am

BHP eyes copper, nickel projects as it bypasses lithium

BHP expects global copper and nickel supplies to remain below demand as few new mines for either metal are coming online in the near future.

Reuters | March 8, 2023 | 1:29 pm

Copper miners scramble for workers to supply green energy transition

With workers opting for jobs that are less physically demanding jobs and not in far-flung locales, attracting mining talent is now a key problem for the industry.

Reuters | March 8, 2023 | 9:56 am

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