US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders The Interior Department finalized a regulation to block oil and gas development on 40% of Alaska's National Petroleum Preserve. Reuters | April 19, 2024 | 5:13 am
Whitehaven Q3 ROM coal output up over 2%; Blackwater stake sell underway Run-of-mine coal production for the three months ended March 31 was 4.4 million tonnes, compared with 4.3 Mt a year earlier. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 3:55 pm
Codelco eyeing more output, not competition with BHP, minister says The world's largest copper producer and a symbol of national pride, is aiming this year to reverse two years of falling production. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 2:48 pm
Sibanye cuts more jobs after shutting loss-making Marikana shaft Some 469 employees were transferred to Sibanye's other PGM operations, while another 226 were taken off the payroll. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 9:12 am
Panama election unlikely to shift outlook for First Quantum’s copper mine Among the five frontrunners for presidency, three have vowed to continue with the plans to close the Cobre Panama mine. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 8:23 am
Column: Funds buy back into copper’s supercycle credentials The impact of fund flows on the current price dynamics may be a harbinger of things to come. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 7:40 am
Swiss March gold exports down on lower shipments to India Gold exports in March fell from February as higher supplies to China and Hong Kong were offset by lower deliveries to India and Turkey. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 7:09 am
Glencore acts to profit from LME post-sanction rule change Glencore aims to take thousands of metric tons of Russian aluminum from the LME and return it at a later date to profit from rule changes. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 6:52 am
Chile’s president says Codelco output to grow; touts investment climate Boric also stressed the need for greater economic distribution of mining industry profits to local communities. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 6:25 am
In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine Krivelj used to be a lively village surrounded by green hills, then mining began in the 1970s, and pollution has quadrupled since Zijin took over. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 6:00 am
Tin price rallies, inventories fall after one party takes big position The LME benchmark tin price is by far the top gainer on the exchange this year. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 5:41 am
Lithium Americas to raise $275 million for Thacker Pass mine The financing comes a month after the US unveiled plans to lend it $2.26 billion to build the project. Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 1:04 am