May 15, 2022 Chile copper mines dodge radical changes as Convention vote ends Major copper producers from BHP to Freeport-McMoRan will likely avoid drastic changes in the way they do business in Chile.
May 13, 2022 Brumadinho won’t break Vale, but the piper still hasn’t been fully paid U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against Vale related to the Brumadinho tailings dam failure three years ago is a reminder that the total consequences for the catastrophe are still…
May 13, 2022 Billionaire eyes Washington’s last coal plant for green hydrogen Fortescue is considering building a green hydrogen facility near Washington State’s last operating coal-fired power station.
May 13, 2022 Nornickel is first Russian firm to get OK to keep listing abroad The approval has been needed since President Vladimir Putin April signed a bill requiring Russian companies to delist their depositary receipts abroad.
May 13, 2022 Once-forsaken copper country is back in the spotlight Mining investors are stampeding back into Zambia and Congo, which host vast copper and cobalt deposits.
May 12, 2022 Nutrien weighs increasing potash output amid fertilizer crunch Fertilizer prices have soared to all-time highs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus threw a massive chunk of the world’s supplies into disarray.
May 12, 2022 BHP targets Chile expansion under ‘right conditions,’ says CEO The mining sector in the Andean nation faces uncertainty as the country drafts a new constitution, which could lead to tighter environmental regulation for key minerals.
May 12, 2022 MDRU awarded $2m NSERC funding for mineral exploration research in British Columbia The project will train three postdoctoral research fellows and eleven postgraduate students to provide highly-qualified geoscientists for the Canadian minerals industry.
May 12, 2022 Peru community wants its land back, threatening Chinese copper mine Las Bamas acknowledges that 20% of its obligations under a resettlement agreement are outstanding, including the purchase of new lands for the community.
May 11, 2022 Australia’s #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history Over the past 18 months, thousands of women have exposed a culture of bullying and abuse in mining, the country's economic engine.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
