October 11, 2021 Temporary bottlenecks hike costs for copper miners in Chile, Antofagasta CEO says The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations.
October 10, 2021 Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track Barrick, in partnership with MSALABS, has installed Africa's first Chrysos PhotonAssay laboratory at the Bulyanhulu mine, Tanzania.
October 8, 2021 BHP completes its first delivery of carbon neutral copper BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.
October 8, 2021 Panorama: Canada’s largest gold mine Canadian Malartic is a generational gold mine poised to produce until at least 2039.
October 8, 2021 Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and…
October 8, 2021 BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone.
October 7, 2021 Glencore’s Peru mine won’t proceed with Coroccohuayco project in near-term The Coroccohuayco project would require an investment of $590 million to extract copper and gold.
October 7, 2021 Judge restores operating license at Vale’s Onça Puma mine A state agency had suspended its operating license due to an alleged non-compliance with local regulations.
October 7, 2021 Vale sees no near-term spin-off of base metals unit It said part of the problem was the value of the business, which brings in $3.5 billion in revenue a year.
October 7, 2021 Peru community says it won’t end Glencore mine blockade until demands met The conflict comes a day after the government defused a similar standoff in nearby Chumbivilcas.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
