Column: Bleak times for copper smelters as conversion fees slump The benchmark smelter treatment charges for next year have been set by Chilean copper miner Antofagasta and China's Jiangxi Copper. Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 11:58 am
BHP seeks Brazil growth to emerge from shadow of mining disaster BHP is assessing the future of copper mines inherited from OZ Minerals in northern Brazil’s Carajás region. Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 10:56 am
Copper output in Peru down 1.4% in October During the first 10 months of the year, copper production totaled 2.23 million tons, down 0.7% from last year. Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 9:52 am
Biden moves to block mining in New Mexico The Biden administration on Thursday moved to temporarily protect thousands of acres of public land along the Pecos River. Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 9:48 am
Bunker Hill delays restart of historic silver mine in Idaho after cost swells The iconic Bunker Hill mine operated for over a century, from its discovery in 1885 until its closure in 1991. Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 9:25 am
Fireweed’s strong zinc hits at Boundary zone close out 2024 drilling in Yukon The holes, among 15 drilled at Boundary, stepped out up to 200 metres along strike from the currently defined resource. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 13, 2024 | 9:00 am
China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy. Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am
Copper slips as US data stokes worries about rate-cut policy Copper prices dropped more than 1% on the London Metal Exchange after the data. Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 9:37 am
Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota. Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 9:28 am