June 8, 2023 Newmont names new chief safety and sustainability officer Suzanne Retallack first joined Newmont in 2019 as vice president for health, safety and security.
June 8, 2023 Chile court extends closure of Lundin copper mine over sinkhole Lundin voluntarily stopped work at the Alcaparrosa mine in July 2022 when the sinkhole appeared.
June 8, 2023 Newmont suspends operations at Peñasquito mine in Mexico The operations were suspended in response to a labor strike notice.
June 8, 2023 Escondida copper mine conveyer belt faces pause after fire The company did not say whether the fire affected production.
June 8, 2023 CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines? Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.
June 7, 2023 BHP and Microsoft use AI to boost copper recovery at Escondida The use of new digital technology to optimise concentrator performance at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile is expected to improve recovery.
June 6, 2023 NewRange reviews options after USACE decision to revoke water permit for NorthMet project NewRange holds both the NorthMet and Mesaba copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metal deposits in northeastern Minnesota.
June 6, 2023 Tsingshan to invest in 50,000 t/y lithium project in Zhejiang province China, with an output of 395,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate in 2022, is the world's top smelter of the metal.
June 6, 2023 South32 hires RBC for Botswana copper bid The company has picked the bank to help it put together a bid for Botswana's Khoemacau mine.
June 6, 2023 Teck evaluating “several” proposals for its coal assets The Canadian miner, which is fending off a takeover bid from Glencore, said it has been approached with potential deals for its coal unit.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am