Chile and Ecuador restart copper talks after yearslong impasse Ecuador and Chile have resumed negotiations over a partnership to develop a major copper deposit. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2022 | 3:04 pm
Canada to invest millions to cut emissions at BHP potash mine Canada will announce a multi-million dollar investment to make the Jansen potash mine the cleanest and most sustainable in the world. Reuters | June 12, 2022 | 2:48 pm
New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed upon by MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 2:32 pm
POSCO to halt some plants as S.Korea trucker strike continues POSCO will halt some of its plants in Korea due to a lack of space to store finished products. Reuters | June 12, 2022 | 12:29 pm
South African trade unions sign wage deal with Sibanye Two South African trade unions have signed a three-year wage agreement with miner Sibanye Stillwater. Reuters | June 12, 2022 | 12:14 pm
Ontario developer finds massive cache of pure synthetic graphite at planned housing site King & Benton found more than it was bargaining for when it acquired the former Union Carbide synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Welland, Ontario. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 7:20 am
Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 6:47 am
German union calls on steel workers to hold further warning strikes Employers failed to meet German union IG Metall's wage increase demands in the third round of talks. Reuters | June 11, 2022 | 12:58 pm
Perpetua Resources moves closer to legacy cleanup at Stibnite Gold project in Idaho The company will begin water quality improvements in the historical Stibnite mining district this summer. Amanda Stutt | June 10, 2022 | 2:39 pm
