December 4, 2024 Buenaventura approves bond measures, including $650 million issuance The miner added that shareholders had approved what it called a "repurchase or rescue operation" of currently active bonds.
December 4, 2024 Freeport Indonesia sees output ramping up at Manyar smelter in Q3 next year Freeport was forced to stop copper cathode output at the newly operated smelter after the fire broke at its gas cleaning unit.
December 4, 2024 Rio Tinto lifts 2025 guidance for capex, copper output Across operations, it is projecting 3% compound annual growth from 2024 onward.
December 4, 2024 Mitsubishi Corp loses $90 million in suspected China metal fraud The loss is the latest in a string of recent cases of alleged wrongdoing to hit a major commodity trading house.
December 4, 2024 Vale aims to go down-market on iron ore The miner plans to offer more lower-quality iron ore to adapt to the needs of a battered steel industry.
December 4, 2024 Workers’ strike slows production at B2Gold’s Fekola mine, sources say Between 1,875 and 2,000 workers at B2Gold's Fekola mine in Mali launched the seven-day strike on Nov. 29.
December 4, 2024 Rio Tinto unveils lithium resource at Rincon project It would produce 53,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually over a 40-year mine life, with plans to expand to 60,000 tpy.
December 3, 2024 Rio Tinto holds tender with legacy inventory from Argyle and Diavik mines Bids came in from 12 regions across Australia, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Singapore and North America, Rio said.
December 3, 2024 Rio Tinto sells copper mine stake to Sumitomo for $399 million Sumitomo is slated to acquire a 30% equity share of the Winu project in Australia.
December 3, 2024 Vale Base Metals completes Voisey’s Bay underground mine in Labrador What began life as open pit in 2005 is now two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
