January 22, 2025 | 3:56 am Rio Tinto bets on Trump support for long-stalled Arizona copper mine Rio has faced a 12-year permitting battle to develop the Resolution mine, which could meet 25% of the US domestic copper needs.
January 21, 2025 | 7:22 am Manara to buy stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq project, reports FT The Saudi Arabian mining fund is set to buy a 10%-20% in the copper and gold project…
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…
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…
December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey
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 has whipsawed the market in recent weeks.
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…
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 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 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 22, 2025 | 6:47 am Iron ore price drops after Trump’s China tariff threat US President Donald Trump said that he could hit China with 10% tariffs on all imports from as early as next month.
January 22, 2025 | 6:34 am Zambia copper output up 12% last year as key mines recover Zambia is Africa's second-largest copper producer.
Robots help ‘smart mines’ drive China’s coal build-out China invested $79 billion in coal production last year, according to the IEA, while the rest of the world combined spent $37 billion. Bloomberg News | April 27, 2023 | 6:06 pm
Peru wants to seize lithium ‘window of opportunity,’ says minister The world's second largest copper producer, Peru has a lithium exploration project in the region of Puno, on the border with Bolivia. Reuters | April 27, 2023 | 2:20 pm
Canadian Conservatives want Glencore takeover of Teck blocked Thousands of jobs would be at risk, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in a statement. Bloomberg News | April 27, 2023 | 1:22 pm
Vale taps ex-Anglo CEO Cutifani to chair battery metals board Cutifani will join Jerome Guillen, a former Tesla executive, on Vale’s so-called energy transition board. Bloomberg News | April 27, 2023 | 1:15 pm
Suncor Energy to acquire TotalEnergies’ Canadian operations for $4 billion TotalEnergies holds a 31% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project and a 50% working interest in the Surmont in situ asset. Staff Writer | April 27, 2023 | 11:06 am
Ivanhoe taps Glencore for $250 million to start Kipushi zinc mine ahead of schedule Glencore will take all of the mine’s zinc concentrate for five years and fund the operation. Staff Writer | April 27, 2023 | 10:03 am
Hudbay on track for carbon-neutral operations at Constancia in Peru The company is on track to achieve its 2030 climate change target of a 50% reduction in GHG emissions. Staff Writer | April 27, 2023 | 9:14 am
South32 aims for downstream production of battery chemicals Miner will consider moving into the production of manganese sulphate in the US. Reuters | April 27, 2023 | 8:22 am
China’s property pain deflates ‘overhyped’ iron ore market Iron ore price dipped below $100 a tonne this week for the first time since early December. Bloomberg News | April 27, 2023 | 8:15 am