January 5, 2022 BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures The company is modifying operations while it awaits the results of its appeal to an order to stop drawing water from the Lagunillas aquifer for 90 days.
January 4, 2022 Chile lawmakers ask courts to stop bidding on lithium mining contracts President-elect Gabriel Boric has said Chile should not repeat its "historic mistake" of privatizing resources such as lithium, a vital ingredient of electric car batteries.
January 4, 2022 Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell by 11.6% year-on-year to 80,300 tonnes in November. In 2021 through November, the mine recorded a 14.5% drop.
January 4, 2022 Nutrien CEO Mayo Schmidt quits less than a year into the job The world’s largest potash producer, which is launching a global search for a long-term CEO, said Schmidt had also resigned from the board.
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…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
