Forensic technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade

Historically, gold is notoriously difficult to trace, especially once metal from different sources has been melted together, erasing the original signatures.

Reuters | December 14, 2024 | 8:36 am

Copper price: What’s in store for 2025

The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings?

Frik Els | December 13, 2024 | 5:48 pm

Charted: Copper vs. Oil Demand (1970-2040)

In 2021, Goldman Sachs declared copper “the new oil.”

Visual Capitalist | December 13, 2024 | 2:23 pm

BHP seeks Brazil growth to emerge from shadow of mining disaster

BHP is assessing the future of copper mines inherited from OZ Minerals in northern Brazil’s Carajás region.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 10:56 am

Copper output in Peru down 1.4% in October

During the first 10 months of the year, copper production totaled 2.23 million tons, down 0.7% from last year.

Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 9:52 am

Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei

The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:27 am

Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report

Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 4:45 pm

Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project

Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 7:57 am

Argentina mining chamber says exports up slightly this year, likely flat in 2025

Argentina's mining exports are expected to rise nearly 6% this year.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 6:57 am

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