January 17, 2024 Seabridge Gold applies to extend KSM environmental permit The company has applied for a 'substantially started' status, which, if approved, would make KSM's environmental assessment certificate valid for the life of the project.
January 17, 2024 Los Pelambres boosted Antofagasta copper production in 2023 It stepped up production at Los Pelambres after overcoming water issues at the operation, which is nearing the end of Phase 1 expansion.
January 17, 2024 Albemarle to cut jobs, halt expansions and sell stake in Liontown The world's top lithium producer expects to reduce costs by $95m a year by reducing expenses, cutting jobs and selling unwanted assets.
January 16, 2024 Train collision disrupts supplies to Africa’s biggest coal port The disruption comes as Transnet struggles to improve its performance, particularly on the line that transports coal from mines in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
January 16, 2024 Ivanhoe, Gécamines to reopen historic Kipushi mine The historic zinc-copper mine will restart in Q2 2024, with expected production pegged at more than 250,000 tonnes of zinc a year.
January 16, 2024 Taseko inks $50m royalty deal for Florence copper mine construction Funds will allow the Canadian miner to speed up construction of its Florence copper mine in Arizona, expected to begin production in 2025.
January 15, 2024 Pilbara Minerals expands offtake deal with Ganfeng The miner will supply 310,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per annum over a period of three years to the end of 2026.
January 15, 2024 First Quantum to halt Ravensthorpe nickel mine The miner will sell nickel from the stockpiles for the next 18 months to two years, but would have to cut 30% of the workforce.
January 14, 2024 International organizations pen letter, report supporting Salvadoran anti-mining activists Five men arrested last year played a central role in the events that led the Salvadoran government to pass the first-ever national prohibition on metals mining in 2017.
January 13, 2024 China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
