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
Rio Tinto, Teck take steps to minimize Canada rail shutdown impact Labor dispute at Canada's two biggest rail networks will affect its ability to receive raw materials at several sites. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 9:10 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
Lead sellers caught short by Shanghai delivery rule change Would-be sellers of battery metal lead on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have been forced to search for overseas supplies. Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:23 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
Missouri court sends Doe Run Peru lead poisoning case to trial in US A Missouri district court has greenlit litigation first filed 17 years ago by more than 1,400 Peruvian nationals against US billionaire mining industrialist Ira Rennert and his holding company. Amanda Stutt | August 21, 2024 | 1:03 pm
