September 17, 2024 Zambia mines lobby calls on government to halt reforms The government recently announced plans to establish a state-owned firm to control at least 30% of future mines’ production.
September 17, 2024 Bank of America forecasts copper price above $10,000, iron ore price below $80 by 2025 While the outlook for iron ore appears grim, BofA remains bullish on copper due to strong structural demand.
September 17, 2024 Magna Mining PEA update hikes return five-fold for Crean Hill nickel project The PEA gives the underground mine a base case post-tax net present value (at an 8% discount) of C$194.1 million.
September 17, 2024 Midnight Sun solves Zambian licence error The disputed Kazhiba licence is one of three target areas on the company’s 506-sq.-km property.
September 17, 2024 Ma’aden to acquire over 20% stake in Aluminium Bahrain from SABIC The latest transaction is indicative of Ma’aden’s continued growth and ambitions to grow 10 times by 2040, it said.
September 17, 2024 Seriti plans to cut over 1,200 coal jobs The planned job cuts would impact workers at Middleburg mines and Klipspruit South-East pit.
September 17, 2024 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.
September 17, 2024 Winsome Resources confirms Canadian lithium project’s potential Repurposing existing infrastructure at the past-producing Renard diamond mine seems the best option for the Adina lithium project in Quebec.
September 16, 2024 First Quantum offers voluntary retirement to Cobre Panama workers The mine was shut down in November, hours after Panama's Supreme Court declared its contract unconstitutional.
September 16, 2024 Ma’aden, Bahrain’s Alba partner to pursue global aluminum business This potential combination would create a global powerhouse in aluminum production, the companies said.
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
