January 21, 2025 | 3:57 am Teck earmarks up to $3.9 billion to boost copper output Canada’s largest diversified miner reported a 50% increase in annual copper production for 2024, reaching 446,000 tonnes.
January 21, 2025 | 11:30 am Trump’s EV rollback not expected to suppress appetite for critical minerals Trump on Tuesday revoked predecessor Joe Biden's 2021 executive order that sought to ensure half…
January 21, 2025 | 8:13 am Chile seeks projects to extract cobalt and rare earths from mining waste The country's development agency is offering $3-$4m over three years for studies on extracting cobalt…
January 21, 2025 | 10:41 am Gold price climbs as Trump stands by plans for Mexico, Canada tariffs The possibility of both silver and gold being caught up in the sweeping tariff measures…
January 21, 2025 | 3:14 pm Bolivia steps up lithium dealmaking despite growing opposition Authorities are negotiating contracts with European and Australian firms, according to president of state-owned lithium…
December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey
January 21, 2025 | 8:40 am Deep Yellow delays decision on Namibia uranium mine to March Tumas is considered one of the most advanced greenfield uranium projects globally.
January 20, 2025 | 6:48 am Glencore open to deals as investors brace for more mining M&A Potential M&As were the main interest for investors in the sector in 2024, but BHP’s…
January 21, 2025 | 10:51 am Six years post fatal disaster, mines start global waste-dam body The Global Tailings Management Institute will oversee independent audits and the certification of member companies’…
January 20, 2025 | 9:23 am Barrick eyes sale of stake in Zaldivar copper mine — report Barrick holds a 50% interest in Zaldívar, a joint venture with Antofagasta, which produced about…
January 20, 2025 | 12:14 pm New York futures for gold, copper tumble on WSJ tariff report Premiums for gold traded on the US-based Comex over the London spot market halved following…
January 21, 2025 | 4:11 pm Video: Another wild ride for copper in 2025 MINING.COM's Frik Els says 2025 is already shaping up to be another wild ride for the red metal.
January 21, 2025 | 3:46 pm Zambia hopes mining will trigger economic revival Zambia wants to raise copper output to about 1 million tons by 2026 and further out to 3 million tons.
Aluminum set for best week in three months on China demand hopes Data released Friday showed China’s gross domestic product in 2024 expanded 5%. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2025 | 7:41 am
Rio Tinto to form new lithium unit after Arcadium buy Rio Tinto Lithium would control the miner’s $2.5 billion Rincon project in Argentina but not its controversial Jadar project in Serbia. Reuters | January 17, 2025 | 4:04 am
Codelco, Saudi Arabia eye joint copper investments The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seeks to import the battery metal from Chile for domestic processing. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2025 | 3:49 am
Column: Tin falls back to earth but supply problems haven’t gone away Investors lost faith in tin's bull narrative towards the end of 2024, slashing bets on a further rally and helping crash the price. Reuters | January 16, 2025 | 2:08 pm
China ramping up grid spending after green power supply boom Faster grid expansion is going to accelerate demand for copper, said Wei Lai, deputy trading head at Zijin Mining Investment Shanghai Co. Bloomberg News | January 16, 2025 | 1:49 pm
Rio Tinto and Glencore discuss potential merger A $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a copper-centric world, but we've been here before. Frik Els | January 16, 2025 | 1:46 pm
Robex Resources extends life of Nampala gold mine in Mali by half year The Nampala mine now holds 121,000 oz. in gold reserves. Staff Writer | January 16, 2025 | 12:11 pm
Standard Lithium and Equinor secure $225m to develop Arkansas project Since December, Standard Lithium has operated a pilot DLE plant at its South West Arkansas project. Staff Writer | January 16, 2025 | 10:21 am
China extends coal imports lead over India to widest in more than a decade Chinese coal imports hit a record 542.7 million metric tons in 2024, customs data showed. Reuters | January 16, 2025 | 10:11 am