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.

July 2, 2024

Nutrien says ‘black swan’ jolts are finally easing

The world’s biggest maker of crop nutrients said fertilizer demand is just now starting to stabilize from seismic shocks of the past few years.

July 2, 2024

Freeport McMoran sees lower sales in Q2 on Indonesian permit delays

The company expects copper sales to be 5% below April 2024 guidance of 975 million pounds.