February 13, 2023 Freeport-McMoRan cuts forecast after floods damage Indonesia’s Grasberg mine Freeport now expects its Q1 sales to be lower than the previous outlook of 900 million pounds of copper and 300,000 ounces of gold.
February 13, 2023 France grants loan to Eramet’s SLN nickel unit to avert collapse The French government has agreed to grant a 40 million euro loan to SLN.
February 13, 2023 Gold miners may see margins shine as energy, labor costs edge lower All-in sustaining costs (AISC) jumped by a third in the last four quarters at top miners Barrick and Newmont.
February 13, 2023 Great Bear resource ‘proves our thesis,’ Kinross says The open-pit indicated mineral resource shows 33.1 million tonnes grading 2.6 g/t for 2.7 million oz. contained metal, Kinross said in a news release.
February 13, 2023 Column: How lack of copper could slow the energy transition It’s far from clear whether a traditionally cautious mining industry will embrace the scale of investment needed to rewire the world.
February 13, 2023 Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.
February 13, 2023 De Beers diamond deal threatened as Botswana says it’s ready to walk away Botswana President said his government is prepared to walk away from negotiations if he’s not satisfied with the division of revenues.
February 12, 2023 ArcelorMittal warns on steel demand as China seen flatlining Whether China will recover strongly after lifting tough coronavirus restrictions has been the key question for commodities markets.
February 12, 2023 Freeport Indonesia suspends some work at Grasberg mine after floods The situation was under control, but the company gave no estimate of when operations would resume.
February 10, 2023 Teck fined over $11 million for failing to build water treatment facility in British Columbia The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy ordered Teck Coal to construct and operate facilities by December 2018.
Iron ore’s strength hard to reconcile with soft Chinese demand Benchmark Singapore futures topped $109/t this week, a level last reached 15 months ago when the Chinese government was busy with measures to stimulate the economy. January 14, 2026 | 05:38 pm
