March 15, 2025

Barrick fined for releasing excessive cobalt into British Columbia river

The fine relates to 17 separate incidents between 2021 and 2023 at the now-closed Nickel Plate gold mine.

March 14, 2025

Buenaventura selects Sandvik to provide 36-unit fleet in Peru  

Sandvik will deliver a 36-unit fleet of underground equipment to three mine operations.

March 14, 2025

First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine ready to suspend arbitration

Panama government will allow the export of 120,000 metric tons of copper concentrate that has been stuck in the shuttered mine for over two years and allow restart of the…

March 14, 2025

Panama asks First Quantum to end legal proceedings

All future decisions related to Cobre Panama “will be rigorously evaluated," the Commerce Ministry has said.

March 14, 2025

Codelco signals pause in copper recovery due to maintenance

The Chilean copper miner said its production this quarter will be similar or slightly below year-ago levels.

March 14, 2025

Rusal to buy 50% stake in Indian alumina refinery owner in stages

The company lost about 40% of its alumina supplies after Australia halted exports to Russia.

March 14, 2025

Glencore overhauls embattled Canadian smelters as margins plunge

The company’s copper plants in Quebec — as well as several recycling sites in the US — will be absorbed into the miner’s global zinc smelting division.

March 14, 2025

Rio Tinto joins Mitsubishi as investor in US recycling project

Exurban is planning to build a $340 million plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to recover metals including copper, gold and silver.

March 14, 2025

Anglo American plans fresh job cuts as part of restructuring

Anglo began restructuring the business last year after it had to fend off a takeover bid by BHP.

March 13, 2025

Rusal posts near three-fold jump in annual profit on rising demand

The world's largest aluminum producer outside China posted a net profit of $803 million for the year ended December 31.