December 11, 2024

Vale to build iron ore briquette plant in Louisiana with $283m financing from US

The DOE financing will be through 2031.

December 11, 2024

Arbitration between Franco-Nevada, Panama moves to next stage

Franco-Nevada had a streaming agreement with First Quantum to buy gold and copper from Cobre Panama.

December 11, 2024

Mali arrests, Niger site seizure rattle Western miners

Short term, analysts said they expected juntas to continue squeezing the companies already in the region.

December 11, 2024

BHP, Rio Tinto face sexual harassment class actions in Australia

Miners are accused of fostering environments at Australian sites where female staff faced systemic sexual harassment and discrimination.

December 11, 2024

Chile copper firms begin talks on combining smelter efforts

Codelco and Enami are discussing the possibility of combining smelting capacity into a single project.

December 11, 2024

Chilean mining firms see 2025 copper output at 5.4-5.6mt

Chilean mining firms also expect copper prices to range between $4.2 and $4.5 per pound next year.

December 11, 2024

Glencore ties up with Cyclic Materials in copper recycling push

Canadian rare earth and metals recycler will supply at least 10 thousand metric tones of recycled copper to Glencore.

December 11, 2024

South32 eyes Alaska’s copper under potential Trump policy changes

Approval of Ambler Mining District road would allow South32 and Trilogy Metals to mine high-grade copper from their assets.

December 10, 2024

Newmont cuts two dozen middle manager jobs in corporate overhaul

The cuts are in addition to the previously reported reduction of at least 10 senior managers and an executive.

December 10, 2024

Barrick said to seek buyer for Ivory Coast mine as bullion soars

Barrick plans to stop production at the 24-year-old Tongon open-pit mine by 2027.