An updated resource estimate published showed 27.87 million oz. of AuEq within 730.2 million tonnes at a grade of 1.19 g/t AuEq.

Antofagasta earlier reported a rise of 2% in 2023 copper production, to 660,600 metric tons.

The miner has lost more than half its market value since public protests against the Cobre Panama project started in October.

The Philippines and Indonesia are the world’s biggest suppliers of nickel.

BHP's strong revenue growth of 6% was underpinned by higher iron ore and copper prices.

Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.

Increasing funding for battery metal and uranium projects versus gold brings home the global energy transition but big financing deals for pre-production companies have almost disappeared.

Simply put, electrification doesn’t happen without copper, the heartbeat of the global energy economy.