September 27, 2023 US-China tensions boost prospects for Mexico copper smelter plan Southern Copper is considering spending $1 billion-plus on a new smelter in Empalme, Sonora state.
September 27, 2023 Glencore and Seriti weigh job cuts in South Africa due to ‘dire’ train situation Transnet has been hobbled by sabotage, cable theft and aging equipment.
September 27, 2023 Glencore to stop funding troubled New Caledonia nickel plant New Caledonia has some of the world’s largest reserves of the metal, but its three smelters have faced years of losses linked to high costs and social unrest.
September 27, 2023 Codelco expects copper output to start recovering in 2024 Chairman said it would be a mistake for Codelco to delay projects currently under development.
September 26, 2023 Lithium boom in Argentina hinges on politics, Zijin unit says Argentina is currently the fourth-biggest producer of lithium.
September 26, 2023 Peru to keep copper and investments flowing with unrest in check The blockades that disrupted copper shipments and mine supplies late last year and early this year have been cleared.
September 26, 2023 BHP partners with Indspire to support Indigenous education in Canada Over three years, Indspire, a national charity that provides bursaries and scholarships to Indigenous students will receive $1.9m.
September 26, 2023 BHP to make Peru the ‘protagonist’ of its South American exploration strategy The company will make an investment of $12 million to redouble its efforts in Peru.
September 26, 2023 Vale and Port of Açu sign deal for potential low-carbon iron ore complex The plan is to develop a hot briquette iron plant that would make high iron content compact bricks to supply steel mills.
September 26, 2023 Glencore bought at least 5,000t of Russian copper via Turkey – report The Financial Times reported the metal was sold by UAE-based entity Haldivor Energy and exported through Turkey to Italy’s Livorno port.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
