December 18, 2022

Autonomous mining vehicle developer gets $38m to fuel expansion plans

SafeAI is a company that retrofits construction and mining vehicles with aftermarket hardware and proprietary autonomy software.

December 18, 2022

Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations

“The case of Minera Panamá is a clear example of the lack of transparency displayed by several administrations, including the current one,” TI said in a media statement.

December 16, 2022

Rio Tinto secures direct control of Oyu Tolgoi mine

Rio Tinto now has a 66% direct ownership over the world’s largest known copper and gold deposit, located in Mongolia.

December 16, 2022

Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine

Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine.

December 15, 2022

Police searched Ivanhoe Mines’ Vancouver office as part of Swiss bank transfer investigation

Police searched Ivanhoe's Vancouver office seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers related to its copper operations in the DRC.

December 15, 2022

Barrick Gold to go ahead with $7bn Reko Diq project in Pakistan

Top court has cleared the path for Barrick Gold to build the massive Reko Diq copper-gold mine.

December 15, 2022

Iron ore price hits six-month high as China plans more stimulus

Chinese policymakers are aiming to boost the scale of consumption and investment, the official Xinhua news agency said.

December 15, 2022

Eldorado Gold board okays Skouries gold-copper project restart

Eldorado’s focus now shifts to project execution, with first production at the mine expected in the second half of 2025.

December 15, 2022

5E Advanced Materials, Estes Energetics to produce boron-based materials for rockets

5E Advanced Materials and Estes Energetics want to develop solid rocket motor ignitors for the US space and military industries.

December 15, 2022

Fortescue ups stake in Candente Copper with $2.9m investment

The Australian iron ore producer will now have 25.4% stake in the Canadian junior, which is advancing the Cañariaco copper project in Peru.