June 6, 2024 Newmont CEO sees copper demand boom driving mining deals Tom Palmer pointed to artificial intelligence as a surprisingly large new source of copper demand.
June 6, 2024 Peru authorizes Barrick to explore mining at southern border Peru's constitution requires foreign private investment within 50 kilometers of the country's border to be approved by the cabinet of ministers.
June 6, 2024 Rio Tinto’s South African unit may resume mineral sands project halted by violence Richards Bay Minerals plans to take the Zulti South project to the Rio Tinto board for approvals in the first half of next year.
June 5, 2024 Chilean regulator aims for quick decision on Tianqi-SQM dispute Tianqi has argued to the regulator that a shareholders' vote is needed to approve the SQM-Codelco agreement.
June 5, 2024 Underground strike ends at Sibanye’s Kroondal operation The protest started on Monday when more than 200 employees and contractors staged a sit-in.
June 5, 2024 MinRes to sell minority stake in Onslow haul road for $864 million The Onslow iron ore project is a joint venture with giant steelmakers China Baowu, POSCO and Advanced Micro Controls.
June 5, 2024 Traders are desperate for copper deals and miners are cashing in Recent moves by cash-flush energy traders are raising tensions and sparking a scramble for contracts.
June 5, 2024 Glencore said to weigh selling stake in Kazakh miner Kazzinc The company has already sold zinc assets in Peru, and some of its smaller copper operations.
June 5, 2024 Rusal in talks to mine bauxite in Sierra Leone Rusal already has operations in neighboring Guinea.
June 5, 2024 Antofagasta to invest $1.5bn for water transport system at Chile copper mine Chile has suffered a 15-year drought.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
