December 13, 2021

Forrest reignites battle with BHP group for nickel miner

Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest has boosted its offer to buy out Noront Resources.

December 13, 2021

Peru community rejects ‘joke’ offer to end Las Bambas copper mine protest

The blockade, in place since Nov. 20, threatens to halt output at the Chinese-owned mine in southern Peru, which produces some 2% of the world's supply of copper.

December 13, 2021

Rio Tinto to write off $2.4bn Oyu Tolgoi loan to Mongolia

Writing off Mongolia's debt would speed up the timeline for when the country can start receiving dividends from the project.

December 10, 2021

Copper miners, smelters inch closer to treatment charge deal

The two sides are $8 a tonne apart on where they would like the treatment charge benchmark to be.

December 10, 2021

Under leftist president, Peru faces pitched battle over mining

The battle over mining in Ayacucho is a flashpoint for the new government as well as for global metal markets that rely on Peru’s rich deposits.

December 10, 2021

Fortescue CEO to step down as miner expands green energy push

Analysts said the move was not unexpected, although the timing was a bit sooner than some had anticipated.

December 10, 2021

Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace

Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.

December 10, 2021

Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project

Anglo will invest a further $700 million in the project, Britain's largest new mine project in decades, to get it off the ground.

December 9, 2021

Global miners to publish contracts and taxes in transparency drive

Oversight over how much tax public companies pay is part of a global drive by regulators to improve transparency across industries.

December 8, 2021

Kinross Gold to buy Great Bear for $1.42 billion

Great Bear Dixie project in northwestern Ontario is considered one of the most important Canadian gold discoveries in modern history.