December 22, 2023 Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reform Shingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.
December 22, 2023 Mining People: Bear Creek, Denison, Stratabound, Electric Royalties Key moves in the mining sector.
December 22, 2023 Can beaten-up junior miners fight illegal short-selling? CIRO and the Canadian Securities Administrators are forming a working group early in the year to study short selling in Canada.
December 20, 2023 PDAC report examines challenges facing Canada’s exploration labour market The study reveals labour demand trends are often disconnected from post-secondary education trends in many key occupations for mineral exploration.
December 19, 2023 Fortescue settles sexual harassment dispute in A$1.4 million deal The workplace safety watchdog has dropped 34 charges against the iron ore producer for failing to provide requested documents.
December 18, 2023 Codelco reaches contract agreements with 3 unions The miner is going through a historic production slide due to delays in progress on so-called structural projects.
December 18, 2023 Copper Mark awarded to Teck’s Quebrada Blanca and Carmen de Andacollo mines in Chile Copper Mark is awarded to mines assessed as meeting 32 responsible production criteria including greenhouse gas emissions, community health and safety, respect for Indigenous rights, and business integrity.
December 15, 2023 Mining People: Heliostar, Mistango, McEwen Mining, Stria Lithium, Targa Exploration Key moves in the mining sector.
December 14, 2023 George Cross remembered for a lifetime spent chronicling Canada’s mining heartbeat His parting advice to all is, "Learn the value of compound interest.”
December 12, 2023 Fleet Space Technologies CEO appointed to Austmine board of directors Flavia Tata Nardini named to board of association for Australia’s mining equipment, technology and services sector, representing over 700 companies.
Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at new Congo smelter The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up. January 02, 2026 | 08:44 am
Aluminum price hits $3,000 for first time since 2022 on supply concern A cap on Chinese smelting capacity and constraints to European production due to higher electricity prices have chipped away at global inventories. January 02, 2026 | 08:05 am
Vale Indonesia halts mining activities on delayed approval for 2026 output plan All miners in Indonesia are required to submit an annual production plan for official approval with the government setting output quotas for the industry. January 02, 2026 | 07:57 am