Nigeria to set up solid minerals corporation to attract investment Nigeria wants mining to play a much bigger role in its economy by expanding its mineral extraction sector. Reuters | September 3, 2023 | 2:45 pm
Former mining site becomes regional park in Utah Butterfield Canyon, which once hosted a Rio Tinto Kennecott mine that was part of the Bingham Canyon complex, has turned into the Butterfield Trailhead Regional Park. Staff Writer | September 3, 2023 | 12:50 pm
Copper crime ring is latest scandal to rock the metals world Aurubis revealed this week it has uncovered a large-scale fraud involving shipments of scrap metal that it uses to feed its copper smelters. Bloomberg News | September 3, 2023 | 11:30 am
Another Glencore veteran departs as trader Popovic retires Glencore's co-head of zinc and copper trading Nick Popovic is retiring after more than 30 years. Bloomberg News | September 1, 2023 | 11:18 am
World’s biggest miner reviews newly acquired Brazilian assets BHP's $6.4 billion purchase of Oz Minerals included an untapped gold deposit and four small, but high-grade, copper-gold mines in the state of Para. Bloomberg News | September 1, 2023 | 11:13 am
Copper price rises as China factory activity expands The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 51 last month, the highest reading since February. Staff Writer | September 1, 2023 | 9:08 am
Column: China’s PMI stays sluggish, but commodity imports are still robust Arrivals of key resources such as crude oil, iron ore and coal appear to have accelerated in August. Reuters | September 1, 2023 | 8:08 am
Anglo American receives OK for El Soldado’s $40m project The operational continuity plan for El Soldado copper mine will extend the productive life of the asset by ten years — from 2027 to 2037. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2023 | 3:54 am
Taliban says it signed mining deals worth over $6.5 billion According to AP, the contracts are with locally based companies, many of whom have foreign partners in countries including China, Iran, and Turkey. Jackson Chen | August 31, 2023 | 3:38 pm
