Union at BHP’s Escondida mine urges rejection of contract offer, strike possible The union and BHP have repeatedly clashed due to work stoppages, pressure to increase production and complaints about worker safety. Reuters | July 29, 2024 | 7:43 am
LME approves Saudi port as warehouse delivery point The LME has approved Red Sea port city Jeddah as a warehouse delivery point for copper and zinc. Reuters | July 29, 2024 | 6:44 am
BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile now fully autonomous Spence copper mine in Chile has celebrated three months of being BHP’s first fully autonomous operation, with zero incidents. Staff Writer | July 29, 2024 | 5:19 am
Peru 2024 GDP growth should surpass 3.1%, president says The Tia Maria mine should bring Arequipa some 400 million soles ($108 million) a year, Dina Boluarte said. Reuters | July 28, 2024 | 12:28 pm
Teck draws M&A attention from big miners in rush for copper Teck is seen as a logical merger partner, in particular for Anglo American or Vale SA’s base-metals business. Bloomberg News | July 26, 2024 | 11:17 am
Codelco says output falls 8% in first half of 2024 Coldelco has said this year's output should top the 1.325 million tons produced last year. Reuters | July 26, 2024 | 8:20 am
Metals One to begin drilling at Råna Ni-Cu-Co project in Norway Drilling is focused on two targets comprising shallow, highly conductive electromagnetic anomalies. Staff Writer | July 25, 2024 | 4:39 pm
Cash-hungry Canadian miners test grey area of anti-China M&A rules Ottawa cracked down on mining deals involving foreign state-owned entities in 2022 in a move widely seen as targeting China’s influence in the global critical minerals supply chain. Bloomberg News | July 25, 2024 | 3:10 pm
Adventus wins permit challenge, but Silvercorp deal still in jeopardy The company's El Domo-Curipamba project represents Ecuador's next big mine after Mirador and Lundin's Fruta del Norte. Staff Writer | July 25, 2024 | 2:56 pm
