February 23, 2023 Site visits: Arizona copper juniors shaping up in support of future US supplies A handful of Arizona-focused copper juniors are making progress delineating resources and fine-tuning potential development plans towards feeding an independent, western supply chain.
February 23, 2023 Rio Tinto to spend $40m on Diavik diamond mine expansion The approved first phase of the expansion project will extend Diavik’s productive life to at least early 2026.
February 23, 2023 Anglo American takes $1.7bn writedown on British fertilizer mine The miner estimates it will spend $1bn per year to bring Woodsmith into production by 2027, both a higher cost and longer timeframe than previously expected.
February 23, 2023 First Quantum halts copper processing in Panama as dispute spirals Measure is the latest escalation in a dispute between the company and the Panamanian government over the giant Cobre Panama mine.
February 22, 2023 Copper price retreats on concern over rate hikes, China demand US business activity unexpectedly rebounded to an eight-month high in February.
February 22, 2023 Only rare earths miner in US to bypass China in supply deal with Sumitomo MP Materials, owner of the Mountain Pass mine in California, will sell output from its separation unit directly to Sumitomo Corp. for distribution in Japan.
February 22, 2023 Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit drop Rio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, as well as higher labour and material costs.
February 21, 2023 Rio Tinto partners with BMW for low-carbon aluminum supply Aluminum will come from Rio Tinto's hydro-powered operations in Canada to BMW’s production plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
February 21, 2023 Teck Resources to become Teck Metals as it spins off coal unit Teck's multibillion-dollar steelmaking coal unit will be an independent publicly-listed firm called Elk Valley Resources Ltd.
February 19, 2023 Rambler pauses copper-gold mine in Newfoundland amid financial restructuring talks Earlier this month, the company also defaulted on its gold purchase and sale agreement with Elemental Altus Royalties.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
