April 1, 2022 Teck’s Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile faces environmental charges Chile’s environmental regulator has filed eight charges claiming Teck failed to comply with vegetation and animals protection measures.
March 31, 2022 Copper tightness ‘is far beyond a price issue,’ Freeport CEO says "The market is going to need it far faster than companies like ours can produce it.”
March 31, 2022 Canadian firm lobbies Brazil for Amazon potash mine permit Potash Corp has laid out plans to reduce the country's dependence on fertilizer imports by opening a potash mine in the Amazon.
March 31, 2022 Biden invokes Cold War powers to boost EV battery production This could help mining companies access $750 million under the Defense Production Act’s Title III fund.
March 31, 2022 Trafigura is delivering Russian copper to LME warehouses LME copper inventories rose by 10,850 tonnes, or 13%, in the past three days.
March 31, 2022 US senator ‘worried’ about Chinese stake in MP Materials "It kind of disturbs me to know that there's a big Chinese interest there" Senator Lisa Murkowski said.
March 31, 2022 Equinox pours first gold at Santa Luz mine in Brazil At capacity, it is expected to produce approximately 100,000 oz. of gold a year over a 9.5-year mine life.
March 31, 2022 Billionaire Friedland secures rail deal to tap Guinea iron ore The deal with the Liberian government provides High Power Exploration Inc. with an outlet for its Nimba concession.
March 31, 2022 Chile’s former Energy Minister appointed new Codelco chair Maximo Pacheco held the role of energy minister from 2014 to 2016 during socialist ex-President Michelle Bachelet's administration
March 31, 2022 Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
