March 24, 2022

Peru approves expansion of Las Bambas copper mine despite protests

The development will mainly be for the Chalcobamba pit and its associated infrastructure.

March 24, 2022

Zijin to stop copper smelter in Serbia for overhaul

Serbia's only copper smelting complex in the eastern town of Bor will be halted from April 20 until the end of July.

March 24, 2022

KGHM eyes acquisitions in renewable energy sector

The miner is also eyeing acquisitions in the reprocessing of copper-bearing scrap.

March 23, 2022

B2Gold grows Anaconda resource in Mali by nearly five times  

The project’s updated resource estimate totals 32.4 million tonnes grading 1.08 grams gold per tonne for contained gold of 1.1 million oz.

March 23, 2022

Barrick sees scope to grow Zambia copper output

Barrick was reportedly interested in investing in Zambian copper mines previously operated by Glencore and Vedanta.

March 22, 2022

Suncor’s troubled mining unit gains new leader from LNG Canada

Suncor Energy tapped LNG Canada chief executive Peter Zebedee to head its mining and upgrading operations.

March 22, 2022

Russia diamond supply curb may benefit Zimbabwe miner’s gems

State-owned ZCDC will resume diamond auctions in April after an eight-month hiatus.

March 21, 2022

Rio Tinto, Lion Copper and Gold sign deal to advance exploration at Nevada copper assets

Rio will evaluate the potential commercial deployment of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies developed to deliver increased copper recovery from mined ore.

March 21, 2022

Zambia’s Mopani halts copper mining at a shaft after accident

All operations at SOB (South Ore Body mine shaft) have been suspended until further notice.

March 21, 2022

First Quantum to power Zambia copper mines with wind, solar

Electricity shortages have, in the past decade, hurt mining operations in the southern African nation that relies almost completely on hydropower.