BHP warns AI boom would worsen copper shortage

Growth of data centres and AI could boost copper demand by 3.4 million tonnes a year by 2050, CFO Vandita Pant said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2024 | 7:17 am

Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion

The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru that can yield at least 50,000 tonnes of the red metal for 10 years or more.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2024 | 8:08 am

The Yanomami is South America's largest Indigenous group living in isolation.

Reuters | September 14, 2024 | 4:07 pm

In a securities filing, the company said the issue concerns the Forquilha III dam at the Fabrica iron ore mine.

Reuters | September 14, 2024 | 4:02 pm

Rare earths developer aims to move start of operations forward at its flagship Carina project to 2027 from 2029.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2024 | 3:53 am

The partnership is expected to strengthen US critical minerals supply chains.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2024 | 4:11 pm

The company is also working to complete feasibility studies for the La Granja project by 2028.

Reuters | September 12, 2024 | 1:38 pm

The report acts as a how-to guide to help generate prosperity and equality alongside clean power, said the UN Secretary-General.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2024 | 1:34 pm

The companies are Adionics, CADL–Lanshen, Eramet, Lilac Solutions, Rio Tinto, SLB, Summit Nanotech and WaterCycle Technologies.

Reuters | September 12, 2024 | 12:49 pm