November 8, 2023

Rio Tinto appoints new chief operating officer at Diavik diamond mine

Matthew Breen succeeds Angela Bigg, who will be taking a period of leave before returning to Rio in a different leadership role.

November 8, 2023

Aurubis to invest about $700 million to build smelter in US

The commissioning of the secondary smelter in Augusta, Georgia, is planned for the second half of 2024.

November 8, 2023

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project

Camino said it has also increased its claims at the Los Chapitos property by an additional 10 square kilometres.

November 8, 2023

Lynas to withdraw court request to review Malaysia licence conditions

Lynas earlier this year approached a Malaysian court to review its licence after the government barred it from importing and processing lanthanide concentrate from January 2024.

November 8, 2023

Billionaire Forrest wants leaders to target zero carbon by 2035

The executive said Fortescue’s board would meet over the next two weeks to discuss potential hydrogen or ammonia projects.

November 8, 2023

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Through their Nuevo Cobre joint venture, the miners will explore and potentially develop copper assets in the top producing country.

November 7, 2023

Agnico becomes premium sponsor of CEEC International and Global Water Initiative

The Global Water Initiative is set to officially launch at MetPlant on Nov. 5-8 in Adelaide, South Australia.

November 7, 2023

Copper, cobalt supplies from Congo stranded by truckers’ strike

Already 2,700 trucks carrying around 89,000 metric tons of copper are stuck in Kolwezi.

November 7, 2023

Impala Platinum starts voluntary job cuts at South Africa mines

The price for palladium has plunged nearly 40% so far this year while primary metal platinum is down 14%.

November 6, 2023

Gold price could see new highs if Middle East conflict worsens, says Newmont CEO

Spot gold has risen nearly 10% since the war broke out.