January 3, 2022 Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty -- and highly profitable -- assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as the world grapples to decarbonize.
January 3, 2022 The history, and the future of British Columbia’s Brucejack mine After a $2.8 billion deal late last year, the future looks bright for one of the highest grade gold mines in the world.
December 30, 2021 Codelco signs multi-year contracts in Southeast Asia The world's largest copper producer said it was seeking to quadruple its sales in the region by 2023 with the opening of an office in Singapore.
December 29, 2021 Barrick’s North Mara mine in Tanzania reaches tailings storage target Barrick took control of the mine in 2019, when the country’s National Environment Management Council had closed down the TSF, then holding significantly more water than it should.
December 29, 2021 Rosneft picks Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore as buyers of naphtha, diesel in 2022 Russian oil giant Rosneft has selected Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore as the main buyers for its light oil products.
December 29, 2021 Antofagasta agrees to copper charges with some Chinese smelters The first annual settlement between a major miner and a Chinese smelter in the fourth-quarter "mating season" usually becomes the benchmark for the year ahead and is used in supply…
December 29, 2021 Alcoa to curb aluminum output in Spain after energy costs soar While aluminum prices have rallied more than 40% this year, profitability is being eroded by the far greater surge in power prices.
December 29, 2021 Top gold stories of the year and what to expect in 2022 Analysts, including those at TD Securities remain optimistic about a potential gold rally in H1 2022.
December 28, 2021 Anglo, Vale in talks to jointly develop Serpentina iron ore mine A potential partnership could leverage Anglo's existing logistics infrastructure in the region, Vale says.
December 28, 2021 Mountain Province Diamond says covid outbreak at Gacho Kué won’t affect production Four cases of covid-19 have been detected at Gahcho Kué operations in the Northwest Territories.
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