July 3, 2024 BHP requests permit in Chile for trolley system at Escondida mine The project includes the installation of a trolley system to assist the transit of mining trucks in areas with high fuel consumption.
July 3, 2024 Glencore scraps Kazzinc sale on shortage of bids Glencore holds a 70% interest in Kazakhstan's mining company Kazzinc, which operates a network of mines, concentrators and plants
July 3, 2024 Rio Tinto ups stake in Sovereign Metals with $12.4m investment The fresh investment takes Rio's interest in Sovereign, the owner of Malawi's Kasiya rutile-graphite project, to 19.76%.
July 2, 2024 Rio Tinto completes largest off-grid solar plant build in Canada’s North The solar project complements a wind power plant at Diavik, which has been operating since 2012.
July 2, 2024 Freeport-McMoRan begins operations at new Indonesia copper smelter PT Freeport Indonesia has received approval from the government to export copper concentrates through 2024.
July 2, 2024 Anglo considers options to sell coal assets after fire The company is still reluctant to abandon the sales process despite the setback, given the strong early interest it received in the mines.
July 2, 2024 Congo sells its own copper from joint ventures for first time Gecamines is offering copper from CMOC’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine, in which it holds a 20% interest, Bloomberg sources said.
July 2, 2024 Ivanhoe sells new zinc mine’s output to Trafigura, China’s Citic The Kipushi zinc mine produced its first concentrate on June 14, Ivanhoe said Tuesday.
July 2, 2024 Vale pledges to quickly replace outgoing board members Vale's board now has 11 members following the departure of Vera Marie Inkster on Monday.
July 2, 2024 Ivanhoe Mines restarts century-old Kipushi mine after 31-year hiatus Kipushi has set its 2024 production guidance at between 100,000 and 140,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
