BHP’s return to Argentina marks new hope for untapped copper mines A new incentive regime for mining in Argentina is attracting major players. Reuters | August 23, 2024 | 7:50 am
Gold Fields slumps after cutting output target for second time Gold Fields' profit slumped to $320.7 million in the first half of this year, compared with about $458 million last year. Bloomberg News | August 23, 2024 | 7:40 am
Societe Generale leaves London Metal Exchange’s open-outcry trading floor The SocGen move leaves seven members operating in the LME ring, down from about 30 at its peak in the late 1980s. Reuters | August 23, 2024 | 7:36 am
Brock University researchers studying ways of extracting copper from algae The research will be conducted in partnership with Destiny Copper, a Niagara, Ontario-based copper extraction company. Staff Writer | August 22, 2024 | 4:54 pm
Codelco could face $8 million fine for tailings dam violations The company has ten days to submit a compliance plan and an additional five days to appeal. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 10:57 am
Copper exports from DRC to the US begin via Lobito Atlantic Railway A cargo of copper cathodes is headed to Baltimore after arriving by train at the port of Lobito in Angola on Monday. Staff Writer | August 22, 2024 | 9:00 am
Copper is flooding into US as flash-squeeze chaos reverberates The huge dislocation between global prices saw the US import about 91,000 tons in July alone, the third-largest monthly amount in the last decade. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2024 | 7:54 am
Wild first half for metals drives big jump in LME earnings HKEX said core earnings from its commodities unit jumped by 82% from a year earlier. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 2:19 pm
Chilean court orders halt of union roadblocks at Caserones mine The court also banned bus stops and inspections that the company claims are carried out by the strikers. Reuters | August 21, 2024 | 1:20 pm
