August 2, 2024 BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up.
August 1, 2024 Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile reject contract offer, union says Workers at the world's largest copper mine rejected an offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a potential strike.
August 1, 2024 MP Materials loss steeper than expected on low rare earths prices The company's largest shareholder, said he was "cautiously optimistic" that production should rebound in the third quarter.
August 1, 2024 Glencore’s billionaire ex-oil head charged with corruption Alex Beard was charged by the UK’s top fraud agency, alongside four other ex-employees from the commodities trader.
August 1, 2024 Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile Gold Fields would spend $48 million over six years to acquire three-quarters of the 32.5-sq.-km project.
August 1, 2024 Kazatomprom raises guidance following increase in H1 output The world’s top producer boosted production 6% year-on-year in the first half of the year.
August 1, 2024 Diamond sales at Debswana fall 49.2% as market downturn continues In the first half of the year, Debswana sold diamonds worth $1.29 billion compared to $2.54 billion registered in the same period last year.
July 31, 2024 Tumbling lithium prices push Albemarle to fresh round of cost cuts To save costs, the company is launching a "comprehensive review of its cost and operating structure" that should be complete by October.
July 31, 2024 Rio Tinto’s Simfer, Wabtec Sign $277 million Guinea train pact Simfer is a joint venture formed by Rio Tinto, Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., known as Chinalco, and the Guinean government.
July 31, 2024 London lags in mining listings as rivals surge The market capitalization of LSE-listed mining stocks has shrunk to $272bn from $322bn in 2018.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
