Copper price bounces as analysts see short covering fueling big gains Prices climbed as much as 1.5% to trade above $8,300 a ton on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday. Bloomberg News | February 15, 2024 | 5:14 pm
Strong metals and mining M&A activity set to remain over 2024 — report The industry saw a significant rise in M&A activity across metals and mining companies in 2023 driven by the global energy transition, a theme Fitch Solutions expects to continue. Staff Writer | February 15, 2024 | 4:49 pm
Tycoon Birla’s Hindalco bids for Indian critical minerals leases The government will sell rights to about 20 blocks of land to explore for critical metals. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2024 | 10:36 am
Column: LME back in the dock, this time over ‘dirty metals’ The metal in question is copper produced at the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Reuters | February 14, 2024 | 10:19 am
Vizsla expands British Columbia-focused portfolio with Universal Copper takeover Vizsla will buy Universal's shares on the basis of a 0.23:1 share exchange ratio. Staff Writer | February 14, 2024 | 9:14 am
Canada’s ambitious EV targets can’t be met without more support for mine supply The gap in production for energy transition metals provides an opportunity for Canada. Chantelle Schieven | February 14, 2024 | 8:01 am
Barrick CEO not interested in ‘piecemeal’ talks over First Quantum assets First Quantum is exploring options to "manage its balance sheet," including selling smaller mines. Reuters | February 14, 2024 | 7:26 am
Canada to accelerate critical mineral mining – energy minister Canada plans to reduce the time to approve mining permits by better funding the regulatory agency to get rid of paperwork backlogs. Reuters | February 13, 2024 | 9:32 am
IEA to launch security program for minerals critical to energy sector The IEA's move comes as countries escalate efforts to cut emissions. Reuters | February 13, 2024 | 9:28 am
