South32 completes Sierra Gorda stake buy The $1.4 billion deal marks the miner's entry into the world’s largest copper-producing country ahead of a forecast demand boom. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2022 | 3:56 am
China’s demand for metals has wavered as inventories pile up Copper held in warehouses tracked by the Shanghai Futures Exchange surged 28% last week and have more than quadrupled this year. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:59 am
IGO wins auction for Glencore CSA Australia mine Glencore Plc’s CSA copper mine in western New South Wales is expected to be worth $718 million. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 11:13 am
Congo nears deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets The DRC is in negotiations with Dan Gertler’s Fleurette Group, which controls mining and oil permits throughout the Central African country. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 10:55 am
Amex closes financing for exploration at Perron gold project in Quebec The C$49.6 million bought-deal private placement is the largest financing in company history. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2022 | 10:47 am
LME warehousers slash capacity as metal stocks drain away Exchange stocks have been draining away as pandemic demand recovery collides with disrupted supply chains across the base metals spectrum. Reuters | February 17, 2022 | 9:54 am
IGO gets Western Areas’ shareholder Wyloo nod for $790m bid Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest-backed Wyloo Consolidated will vote its 9.8% stake in Western Areas in favor of IGO's bid. Reuters | February 17, 2022 | 8:22 am
Newcrest first-half profit nearly halves on lower production, covid costs The gold miner posted an underlying profit of $298 million for the six months ended Dec. 31. Reuters | February 16, 2022 | 2:08 pm
RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2022 Copper is a metal vital to the green energy transition. MINING.com Editor | February 16, 2022 | 11:46 am