January 17, 2025 | 2:40 pm Rio Tinto and Glencore spoke for months about deal that was once taboo The news of Glencore and Rio’s discussions “has turned up the temperature on an already simmering M&A environment,” RBC Capital Markets analyst says.
January 17, 2025 | 7:58 am Copper in longest winning streak since 2017 on China demand hopes Copper was poised for a second weekly advance after data showed China’s GDP in 2024…
January 17, 2025 | 4:04 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…
January 17, 2025 | 11:03 am Anglo American targets deal for Brazil nickel mines in H1 2025 The Barro Alto and Niquelandia mines have attracted interest of bidders from “different nationalities and…
January 17, 2025 | 10:06 am Orano gets go-ahead from Mongolia for $1.6 billion uranium mine Orano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons…
December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey
January 17, 2025 | 10:17 am Zambia looks to UAE and Saudi Arabia to back copper expansion The African nation aims to increase copper output to a record above 1 million tons this year.
January 17, 2025 | 2:11 pm Gunnison Copper, Rio’s Nuton get $13.9m tax credit to expand production in Arizona The Johnson Camp mine is under construction, with first copper production expected in mid-2025.
January 16, 2025 | 2:08 pm 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…
January 16, 2025 | 6:00 am Will Indonesia shut the nickel spigot to spur prices? Indonesia’s clout in the global nickel market rivals OPEC’s in oil.
January 15, 2025 | 11:25 am Value of 50 biggest mining companies drops by $126 billion The world’s biggest miners are now worth $1.35 trillion after losing a combined $126 billion…
January 17, 2025 | 12:53 pm O3 Mining investor knocks Agnico offer Agnico, the second-largest gold miner by stock market value, agreed to acquire O3 last month for about C$204 million.
January 17, 2025 | 11:28 am First Quantum cuts guidance on Zambia sequencing The Toronto-headquartered company now expects production of 380,000–440,000 tonnes copper this year, down from earlier estimates of 400,000–450,000 tonnes.
Heavy rains in Chile cause floods, shut down some copper mines Work at the company’s Andina mine is currently suspended, Codelco said. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 12:05 pm
Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities As the value of mining industry mergers and acquisitions falls from last year’s high, some investors see divergent trends moderating conditions. Colin McClelland | June 23, 2023 | 10:40 am
The China-driven metals ‘super cycle’ is over, Jefferies says Asia’s largest economy has been a crucial support for metals markets over the last two to three decades. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 10:10 am
Copper price falls on hawkish rate hikes, strong dollar Declining stocks have heightened market concern about the availability of copper. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 9:50 am
US Senate overwhelmingly backs tax treaty with Chile Without it, taxes on US companies with Chilean operations could climb to more than 44%, the business group said. Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 9:35 am
Billionaire Friedland says US must brand copper a critical metal Friedland, who’s behind the discovery of some of the world’s biggest copper deposits, has long championed the importance of the metal. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:34 am
Newcrest seeks to address gold mine air pollution after warning Newcrest was fined A$15,000 last August for failing to effectively mitigate dust pollution at Cadia. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:18 am
Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon completion of a private placement. Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 8:49 am
TIMELINE – LME’s nickel crisis: major developments since trading halt Exchanges are in an uncomfortable wait for the outcome of a lawsuit by two financial firms against the LME. Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 8:33 am