November 17, 2023 Vale Canada, Sumitomo sign initial deal to sell 14% stake in Indonesian nickel miner Share divestment is a condition required by Indonesia to extend Vale Indonesia's mining permit.
November 17, 2023 Freeport CEO ‘encouraged’ by signs of US-China thaw "We have to wait and see whether it's a watershed moment or not," Richard Adkerson said.
November 17, 2023 CMOC sees electricity as constraint on Congo expansion To improve the power supply, CMOC has been looking to tap hydropower projects and other new energy sources.
November 16, 2023 First Quantum, union reach deals on salaries as protests block mine access Protests have raged for weeks against First Quantum's contract for a $10 billion copper mine.
November 16, 2023 Wheaton Precious Metals secures $530m in existing streams The miner will acquire existing royalty streams on Ivanhoe Mines’s Platreef project in South Africa.
November 16, 2023 Split views in copper concentrate balance forecast drag on TC/RCs negotiations Copper miners and smelters are unlikely to settle the annual treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for 2024 this week.
November 16, 2023 Top companies’ lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds A study of 293 companies found that nearly 60% of those are at risk of "net zero greenwash" due to their lobbying.
November 16, 2023 Glencore bets on US love of coal with new fossil fuel giant The company unveiled the first step in the process, with the deal to buy control of Teck.
November 16, 2023 Sumitomo Metal looks to boost battery materials output, possibly in US The company is considering producing cathode battery materials in the United States among other options.
November 16, 2023 SQM loses $1 billion in market value as lower prices dent profit SQM said its third-quarter net earnings fell 56.4%, dragged down by falling lithium prices.
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm
