Marubeni to invest in Hudbay’s exploration activities The agreement would allow Hudbay to explore Flin Flon land package to potentially bring another mine into production. Reuters | March 13, 2024 | 7:36 am
Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years. Colin McClelland | March 12, 2024 | 8:36 am
Pampa drills long copper interval at Piuquenes in Argentina In November, Pampa said it had entered into an option and joint venture agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the project. Colin McClelland | March 12, 2024 | 5:32 am
China’s big policy meet offers little to excite commodity bulls The National People’s Congress failed to deliver gains in the prices of key commodities like iron ore and copper. Bloomberg News | March 11, 2024 | 10:07 am
China Copper seeks to acquire overseas mines amid tight supply, chairman says A lack of rich copper resources at home has driven Chinese companies to hunt elsewhere. Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 6:42 am
Global copper smelters less active in first two months of 2024 An average of 11.5% of copper smelter capacity monitored by Earth-i was inactive during January and February. Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 10:42 am
Ecuadorian government releases controversial prior consultation manual In the absence of an organic law that regulates the right to prior consultation, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Energy and Mines issued a manual. Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 10:04 am
Copper price soars to 7-month high on Chinese plans to cut output China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing. Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 9:22 am
Worker’s death spurs strike action at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine Chilean media reported that mine workers blocked the entrance road to the Rodomiro Tomic mine and completely stopped production. Staff Writer | March 9, 2024 | 2:07 pm
