Freeport Indonesia must divest additional 10% stake to govt, says ministerFreeport will also be required to build a smelter in Papua.Reuters | May 3, 2023 | 7:40 am
New method allows for recovery of 100% of the silver in thin-film solar cellsAn environmentally friendly process allows for the recovery of 100%…Staff Writer | May 3, 2023 | 6:06 am
Generation Mining arranges $400m debt facility to advance Marathon projectThe debt facility gives Generation a total of C$740 million…Staff Writer | May 2, 2023 | 11:33 am
Peru to target miners’ ‘excess profits’ in tax reforms Peru will focus on surplus profits, potentially through an “adjustment” to taxes. Bloomberg News | April 2, 2022 | 5:28 pm
Copper price down as China’s factory activity slumps Manufacturing conditions in China deteriorated in March amid the Ukraine crisis and a resurgence in domestic coronavirus cases. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 1, 2022 | 8:41 am
Teck’s Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile faces environmental charges Chile’s environmental regulator has filed eight charges claiming Teck failed to comply with vegetation and animals protection measures. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2022 | 7:07 am
China economic activity gauge falls to 2nd lowest on record in March Copper prices comfortably above $10,000 and iron ore prices at 7-month highs continue to defy predictions as Chinese PMIs drop into contraction territory. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 3:37 pm
Copper tightness ‘is far beyond a price issue,’ Freeport CEO says "The market is going to need it far faster than companies like ours can produce it.” Bloomberg News | March 31, 2022 | 2:46 pm
Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life another 23 years In February, Taseko and Williams Lake First Nation renewed their participation and co-operation agreement for the Gibraltar mine in British Columbia. Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 2:00 pm
US senator says Defense Production Act won’t move needle without fixing mining permitting “Despite his climate pledges, President Biden has done nothing meaningful to boost American mineral production," says Senator John Barrasso. Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 11:19 am
Trafigura is delivering Russian copper to LME warehouses LME copper inventories rose by 10,850 tonnes, or 13%, in the past three days. Bloomberg News | March 31, 2022 | 9:58 am
Copper price down on China demand concerns China is grappling with the worst resurgence of covid-19 cases since early 2020. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 8:15 am