BHP strike in Chile enters third day, buoying global copper price

Escondida is the world's largest copper mine, accounting for nearly 5% of global supply in 2023.

Reuters | August 15, 2024 | 8:10 am

Congo’s South Kivu governor lifts mining suspension in province

Metals from the province are mostly mined by artisanal miners.

Reuters | August 15, 2024 | 7:25 am

Exxaro closes in on critical metals deal

The company is close to securing a deal to buy manganese or copper assets and could announce an acquisition this year.

Reuters | August 15, 2024 | 7:21 am

Iron ore price hits over 14-month low on weak China property data

Property investment in China fell 10.2% in the first seven months from a year earlier.

Reuters | August 15, 2024 | 7:17 am

Friedland buys California luxury estate from Ellen DeGeneres for $96 million

The property is located in Carpinteria, near Santa Barbara, a hotbed for celebrity buyers on California’s coast.

Staff Writer | August 15, 2024 | 7:13 am

UK provides $17.3 million to protect Tata Steel’s Port Talbot workers

Workers suspended a planned all-out strike after Britain's biggest steel producer warned that it would bring forward the planned closure of its two blast furnaces at Port Talbot if walkouts went ahead.

Reuters | August 14, 2024 | 5:13 pm

Pilbara Minerals to acquire Latin Resources for $369 million

Latin Resources is focused on the Salinas lithium project in Brazil.

Reuters | August 14, 2024 | 4:04 pm

Kazakhstan weighs commodity export duties to narrow budget gap

Taxes on sulfur, coal and ferroalloys, along with ores and concentrates of copper and iron, are among those that are expected to yield the most revenue.

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2024 | 1:52 pm