January 14, 2023 Glencore evacuates personnel after protesters vandalize Antapaccay mine camp The campsite at Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in Peru was vandalized by a group of people protesting against the country’s new president.
January 14, 2023 MMG’s Las Bambas halts mining on safety fears MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mines halted activities because of unrest at another nearby mining site.
January 13, 2023 Taseko gets $25 million loan to build processing plant at Florence Copper The funding will be available for drawdown upon Florence Copper receiving the final underground injection control permit from the EPA.
January 13, 2023 Biden backs Nevada lithium mine with $700 million loan offer The Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project could potentially support the production of lithium for 370,000 EVs.
January 13, 2023 Rio Tinto trials renewable diesel at US operations Company is conducting trials at its Kennecott copper operations in Salt Lake City.
January 12, 2023 Teck fined $1.6 million for acid spill into Columbia River at Trail smelter operations A judge made the order after the company pleaded guilty to two charges laid under the federal Fisheries Act and one charge laid under the provincial Environmental Management Act.
January 12, 2023 Iamgold, Vanstar hike gold resource at Nelligan in Quebec Nelligan now has an indicated resource of 72.2 million tonnes grading 0.85 g/t for 2 million oz. of contained gold.
January 12, 2023 Robbers pull off multimillion-dollar copper heist in Chilean port It is the largest copper theft since a spate of gangster heists in northern Chile last October forced the government to tighten security on trains carrying copper cathodes.
January 11, 2023 Alcoa reverts to gas for fuelling alumina refineries in Western Australia Alcoa has reverted to using gas to fuel the powerhouse boilers at its partially owned Kwinana and Pinjarra alumina refineries.
January 11, 2023 Maaden aluminum smelter cuts production on operating issues Maaden owns 75% and Alcoa holds 25% of the massive aluminum complex in Saudi Arabia.
CME changes margin-setting methodology for precious metals As of January 13, the CME will set margins for gold, silver, platinum and palladium based on a percentage of contract value, it said. January 13, 2026 | 07:27 am
