July 14, 2022

Rio Tinto invests $188m to upgrade aluminum smelter in Quebec

The investment is expected to generate nearly $160 million (C$200 million) in economic benefits for Quebec.

July 14, 2022

Law firm behind $7 billion BHP suit gets more cash for ESG cases

PGMBM, which has also brought class-action type suits against other large corporates including Volkswagen AG and British Airways, has received the funds from investment firm North Wall Capital LLP.

July 14, 2022

Barrick sees lower prices for copper in Q2

Barrick said average market price for copper in the quarter ended June 30 was $4.32 per pound, lower than $4.53 in the first quarter.

July 14, 2022

Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking

They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions.

July 13, 2022

Glencore expands coal mining in an Australian methane hotspot

The Hail Creek mine spewed between 123,000 and 263,000 metric tons of methane last year, according to scientists at the SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research.

July 13, 2022

Suncor investors await possible board shakeup after CEO’s exit

Mark Little stepped down suddenly as chief executive officer after a 26-year-old contractor at the company’s Base Plant mine was killed.

July 12, 2022

Calibre Mining shares jump after another quarter of record gold production

The company is well on track to deliver its full-year guidance of 220,000-235,000 ounces.

July 12, 2022

Zambia seeks out-of-court resolution to Vedanta dispute

A Vedanta spokesman said the mines minister's comments are a "welcome development".

July 12, 2022

Anglo American’s Quellaveco yields first copper concentrate

The $5.5 billion Peruvian copper project, to come on stream by mid-year, is expected to produce 100,000 to 150,000 tonnes of copper this year.

July 11, 2022

Chad creditors to meet this week, IMF’s Georgieva calls on Glencore to ‘step forward’

Chad owes one third of its external debt burden to commercial creditors, and almost all of that to Glencore.