January 16, 2023 Excelsior to collaborate with Rio Tinto copper tech venture at Johnson Camp project in Arizona The first stage of the collaboration involves Nuton completing certain test work on materials collected from the Johnson Camp mine project.
January 16, 2023 President of Colombia vows to block mining projects that threaten water sources The government indicated it would not allow AngloGold Ashanti’s copper-gold project to advance.
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.
Options traders bet gold price to rally more after breaking $5,000 Implied volatility of Comex gold futures climbed to the highest since March 2020, the peak of the pandemic. January 26, 2026 | 05:12 pm
