Copper price resumes rally as Fed rate signals boost industrial metals The metal has gained more than 10% over the past six weeks, boosted by supply risks. Bloomberg News | March 21, 2024 | 5:59 am
British Columbia funds new extraction technology BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project. Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 4:44 pm
Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 3:38 pm
China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg News | March 20, 2024 | 10:10 am
Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper belt. Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 9:30 am
Shanghai nickel, tin prices fall as Indonesia ramps up mining quota approval process A senior Indonesian mining ministry official said the country was working to accelerate the approval process. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 7:20 am
India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:47 am
Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2024 | 3:48 am
Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 4:11 pm