April 3, 2023 Rio Tinto fires up BlueSmelting demo plant in Quebec The demonstration plant will process 40,000 tonnes of ilmenite per year, making it the largest of its kind in the world.
April 3, 2023 Sumitomo Metal plans 11% cut in full-year copper output The decline comes as it plans to conduct two-month maintenance at its Toyo Smelter & Refinery in Ehime, western Japan.
April 3, 2023 Mitsui Mining expects H1 zinc output falling 4.7% y/y Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd plans to produce 107,000 tonnes of refined zinc in the first half of the 2023/24 financial year.
April 3, 2023 Agnico Eagle becomes sole owner of Canadian Malartic mine The world’s third-biggest bullion producer now owns the Canadian Malartic, one of North America’s biggest gold mines.
April 3, 2023 Teck rejects unsolicited $23bn takeover bid from Glencore Teck Resources is instead urging shareholders to approve an already announced separation of Teck Metals and Elk Valley Resources.
April 2, 2023 Barrick Gold replaces gold reserves, remains on track to execute 10-year business plan Barrick Gold’s executive chairman John Thornton said the company more than replaced the gold reserves it mined in 2022.
March 31, 2023 Giant Chile mines are struggling just as world needs more copper Chile, which accounts for a quarter of the world’s mined copper, posted its lowest monthly production in six years on Friday.
March 31, 2023 Codelco’s 2022 pretax profit slumps 63% The world's largest copper producer said its yearly production is down 10.6%.
March 31, 2023 Illegal Amazon miners are expanding into copper as prices surge Earlier this month, agents dismantled illicit mines in Canaa dos Carajas, near Vale’s Sossego mine.
March 31, 2023 Barrick Gold, PNG ink new deal to restart Porgera mine Through the New Porgera Progress Agreement all parties have committed to resume operations as soon as possible.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
