Five vital commodity industries are buckling under energy crisis Energy-intensive sectors such as steel, fertilizers, and aluminum are being forced to close factories or pass on soaring costs. Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 5:50 am
Teck and Chile discuss investments, royalties Teck has stability agreements for QB2, which protects it against changes in tax laws for 15 years from the start of production. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2022 | 3:40 am
NorthWest Copper’s Kwanika high-grade core shows more promise Kwanika is located about 140 km northwest of the town of Fort St. James in northern British Columbia. Henry Lazenby | August 17, 2022 | 2:05 pm
Codelco will resume construction in ‘coming days’ after fatal accidents “Structural projects,” which the company hopes will counteract a drop in ore grades of its deposits, are key to maintaining copper production in the coming years. Reuters | August 17, 2022 | 11:59 am
Nyrstar’s shut Dutch smelter invigorates zinc bulls Nyrstar's decision to close the Budel smelter drove zinc on the LME to $3,819 a tonne on Tuesday, the highest since June 9. Reuters | August 17, 2022 | 10:11 am
Shanghai zinc, aluminum prices rally on supply concerns The jump follows a surge in zinc price the prior day after Nyrstar said it would put its zinc smelting operations at Budel on care and maintenance. Reuters | August 17, 2022 | 9:19 am
Chile dictates measures against Lundin Mining for giant sinkhole The SMA ordered six "urgent and transitory" measures while it continues to investigate causes that generated the sinkhole that measures 36.5 meters. Reuters | August 16, 2022 | 5:02 pm
Chile investigates collapse at Antofagasta Minerals mining project Environmental regulators have launched an investigation after tidal waves caused the collapse of a construction platform at Los Pelambres. Reuters | August 16, 2022 | 2:03 pm
In northern Chile, miners ask government to curb crime, robberies The local mining industry has for years reported the theft of goods such as copper by organized gangs. Reuters | August 16, 2022 | 1:04 pm