December 17, 2022 Panama leaves door open to eleventh-hour deal for giant mine A shock announcement by Panama to intervene in a privately run copper mine may not be as definitive as first thought.
December 16, 2022 Shutting huge copper project shows why miners worry about starting them Panama’s decision to close a giant copper mine couldn’t come at a worse time for the market.
December 16, 2022 Rio Tinto secures direct control of Oyu Tolgoi mine Rio Tinto now has a 66% direct ownership over the world’s largest known copper and gold deposit, located in Mongolia.
December 16, 2022 Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine.
December 15, 2022 Police searched Ivanhoe Mines’ Vancouver office as part of Swiss bank transfer investigation Police searched Ivanhoe's Vancouver office seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers related to its copper operations in the DRC.
December 15, 2022 Barrick Gold to go ahead with $7bn Reko Diq project in Pakistan Top court has cleared the path for Barrick Gold to build the massive Reko Diq copper-gold mine.
December 15, 2022 US sanctions Russia’s richest tycoon, Nornickel boss Potanin The action against Potanin was part of a broader sanctions package the Treasury Department rolled out Thursday.
December 15, 2022 Norsk Hydro to raise capex, cut more costs About half of Europe's aluminum production has been shut down as a result of a surge in energy costs since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
December 15, 2022 First Quantum and Panama fail to reach agreement over giant copper mine Collapse of talks over a new royalty payment structure has triggered fears the company's Cobre Panamá mine could be nationalized.
December 15, 2022 Teck ranked #1 in metals and mining category on S&P Corporate Sustainability Assessment Teck was named a leader in the industry based on the CSA’s in-depth analysis of economic, social and environmental performance.
Aluminum and copper prices take breather after explosive start to 2026 Industrial metals have enjoyed a bullish run into the new year. January 13, 2026 | 03:12 pm
