September 23, 2019 World’s number one copper producer forced to tap markets for mines overhaul Chile's Codelco has a new funding strategy that includes issuing debt and selling non-structural assets.
September 19, 2019 SolGold’s projects safe after Ecuador courts rejects mining referendum The Constitutional Court's verdict is considered a victory for companies seeking to exploit some of the world’s largest untapped copper reserves.
August 13, 2019 Nautilus Minerals’ plans to mine the seafloor sink deeper Creditors have voted in favour of liquidating the company.
June 26, 2019 Why Goldman thinks nickel is trading like a biotech start-up — opinion Nickel is defying both the general macroeconomic concerns weighing on other industrial metals and signs its own internal dynamics are weakening.
June 21, 2019 SolGold shares soar after Ecuador court dismisses call for referendum on mining The country's Constitutional Court has rejected calls for a referendum, which could have halted the miner's flagship Cascabel and other projects.
June 18, 2019 Avesoro resumes operations at Burkina Faso’s gold mine Company had to halt mining and processing at Youga last week over disagreements between workers and a proposed open pit mining contractor.
June 18, 2019 Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…
June 17, 2019 First Quantum ships first copper concentrate from Cobre Panama mine The key milestone for Cobre Panama comes at a time when the market is in need of high concentrate volumes due to recent supply disruptions.
June 13, 2019 SolGold strikes again in Ecuador’s Andean copper belt Discovery comes on the heels of a government's study showing the miner's Cascabel project will be one of the world’s ten largest copper, silver and gold mines.
June 9, 2019 Congo state miner says it paid $263m in tax advances Gecamines rejected allegations that there are discrepancies in its financial statements.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am