Nigeria to set up solid minerals corporation to attract investment

Nigeria wants mining to play a much bigger role in its economy by expanding its mineral extraction sector.

Reuters | September 3, 2023 | 2:45 pm

Former mining site becomes regional park in Utah

Butterfield Canyon, which once hosted a Rio Tinto Kennecott mine that was part of the Bingham Canyon complex, has turned into the Butterfield Trailhead Regional Park.

Staff Writer | September 3, 2023 | 12:50 pm

Copper crime ring is latest scandal to rock the metals world

Aurubis revealed this week it has uncovered a large-scale fraud involving shipments of scrap metal that it uses to feed its copper smelters.

Bloomberg News | September 3, 2023 | 11:30 am

Another Glencore veteran departs as trader Popovic retires

Glencore's co-head of zinc and copper trading Nick Popovic is retiring after more than 30 years.

Bloomberg News | September 1, 2023 | 11:18 am

World’s biggest miner reviews newly acquired Brazilian assets

BHP's $6.4 billion purchase of Oz Minerals included an untapped gold deposit and four small, but high-grade, copper-gold mines in the state of Para.

Bloomberg News | September 1, 2023 | 11:13 am

Copper price rises as China factory activity expands

The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 51 last month, the highest reading since February.

Staff Writer | September 1, 2023 | 9:08 am

Column: China’s PMI stays sluggish, but commodity imports are still robust

Arrivals of key resources such as crude oil, iron ore and coal appear to have accelerated in August.

Reuters | September 1, 2023 | 8:08 am

Anglo American receives OK for El Soldado’s $40m project

The operational continuity plan for El Soldado copper mine will extend the productive life of the asset by ten years — from 2027 to 2037.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2023 | 3:54 am

Taliban says it signed mining deals worth over $6.5 billion

According to AP, the contracts are with locally based companies, many of whom have foreign partners in countries including China, Iran, and Turkey.

Jackson Chen | August 31, 2023 | 3:38 pm

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