Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

Vehicle electrification requires 55% more copper mines by 2050 — study

To reach net zero by 2050 would require at least 194 mines or 6 new mines every year, a recent study by the IEF shows.

Staff Writer | July 14, 2024 | 9:07 am

Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar

Humanity would have to mine more copper in the next 20 years than in human history to meet surging global demand on the back of the energy transition.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 12, 2024 | 4:50 pm

Gold, silver and copper had a banner first half

Silver is up 33% year to date (July 8), gold is up 15.8%, and copper has gained 19.1%.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 12, 2024 | 1:33 pm

Lundin pitches BHP on joint bid for copper miner Filo

The move could solve fundraising needs for a neighboring project it wants to build.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 1:22 pm

Copper bull market buoyed by aging legacy mines, says analyst

As grades get lower, companies will have to increase their capital intensity to pull that production forward, said the VP of Stifel Financial.

Staff Writer | July 12, 2024 | 8:48 am

Rio Tinto mulls potential bid for Teck — report

Rio Tinto has held talks with bankers, but is not immediately planning to launch a bid for the Canadian miner, Sky News reported.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2024 | 3:33 am

Nearby copper price hit by weak China demand, warehouse surplus

Industry sources say the reason behind record high contangos is climbing costs of financing metals fuelled by higher interest rates.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 9:43 am

Zambia says China’s JCHX will invest $300m in Lubambe copper mine

Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 7:55 am

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