April 19, 2023 Ximen receives final permit for Kenville gold mine in British Columbia Between 1890-1954, the Kenville mine produced approximately 66,000 oz. of gold.
April 19, 2023 Chile’s drought hits Antofagasta’s copper output in Q1 It produced 145,900 tonnes of copper in the period, down 25.4% from Q4 2022 on water shortages at Los Pelambres and lower grades at Centinela.
April 19, 2023 Glencore open to better bid for Teck if split rejected Swiss firm is willing to improve takeover bid if Teck's shareholders reject the Canadian miner's planned split.
April 18, 2023 Copper price rises on faster than expected economic growth in China Chinese GDP grew by 4.5% year on year in the first three months of 2023, beating analyst expectations of 4% growth.
April 18, 2023 Endeavour Silver greenlights Terronera mine despite capex rise The Terronera project will have an initial capital expenditure cost of $230 million, a 32% rise over the previous estimate.
April 18, 2023 B2Gold begins phased closure of Namibia mine It will gradually reduce Otjikoto's open pit production until 2031, when it will cease operations completely.
April 18, 2023 Billionaire Robert Friedland comes out in defence of Teck He warned Canada should not take lightly Glencore's attempted takeover of Teck, which has a track record of supporting local juniors.
April 17, 2023 Is the US hostage to China for the critical materials needed for EVs? At this time, yes.
April 17, 2023 The UK identifies key critical minerals areas The national-scale assessment is one of the first steps in the UK Government’s critical minerals strategy.
April 17, 2023 Australian court okays BHP takeover of OZ Minerals Decision was the final hurdle for BHP to acquire OZ Minerals and follows a positive vote from the target company's shareholders.
USA Rare Earth to build plant in France with gov’t backing USAR's proposed facility has a capacity of 3,750 metric tons per annum and will be co-located at the Caremag oxide facility. January 20, 2026 | 09:05 am