May 18, 2023 Copper price down, hit by strong dollar, rising inventories On-warrant copper stocks in LME registered warehouses climbed to a six-month peak.
May 18, 2023 Pembridge Resources in trading halt as it seeks liquidation The miner, whose shares collapsed this week on the closure of its Minto copper-gold mine in Canada, has engaged insolvency advisers.
May 18, 2023 Scientists purify uranium-laden water using magnetic bacteria Magnetotactic bacteria can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their cell walls.
May 18, 2023 Miners in Chile to pay more taxes as long-awaited reform approved The bill increasing the government's take only needs the signature of President Gabriel Boric, who has publicly backed it, to become law.
May 17, 2023 UK’s first centre for rare earth magnet recycling to open in Birmingham Scale-up and roll-out of technology first piloted at the University of Birmingham forms the basis for the UK’s first full scale remanufacturing facility for rare earth magnets.
May 17, 2023 Pace of build speeds up at Artemis’ Blackwater gold mine The first gold pour is planned for the second half of 2024.
May 17, 2023 GoGold sets $413 million NPV for Los Ricos North project in Mexico The PEA envisions a 13-year mine life producing 8.8 million oz. silver-equivalent annually.
May 17, 2023 New Tesla low-voltage system a ‘big deal’ for copper, says Musk A new 48 volts system slated for this year could reduce demand for copper, says Tesla CEO.
May 17, 2023 De Beers mergers two auctions after sales disappoint It sold $480 million worth of rough diamonds in the period between May 1 and May 16, 21% less than in the same cycle of 2022.
May 17, 2023 Wheaton acquires Lumina’s Cangrejos project gold stream Wheaton will get 6.6% of the payable gold from Cangrejos until 700,000 ounces has been delivered, and 4.4% thereafter.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
