April 7, 2025 Freeport-McMoRan CEO flags concern over global growth amid US tariffs Freeport CEO Kathleen Quirk says the recent copper price drop was not good long-term for the industry, which depends on multi-billion dollar investments.
April 7, 2025 Codelco boosts copper output, chairman bullish despite trade war The world's biggest copper producer registered slightly higher output in the first quarter of the year than in the same period in 2024.
April 7, 2025 Ivanhoe shares rise on hydropower boost, Q1 production results Kamoa's copper production came near a record high at 133,120 tonnes in Q1 2025.
April 7, 2025 Trump orders fresh review of Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel The White House directive sent the share price of US Steel up over 13%.
April 7, 2025 As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control Indigenous communities are in talks with Codelco and SQM to gain more influence over plans to increase lithium extraction.
April 6, 2025 Barrick Gold proposes name change to reflect copper push CEO Mark Bristow has talked for years about his desire to grow the company’s copper operations.
April 4, 2025 Barrick eyes 30% production growth by 2030 The company is also considering changing its name from Barrick Gold to Barrick Mining to reflect its changing production profile, chairman John Thornton said.
April 4, 2025 Indian delegation to visit Chile seeking stake in SQM’s lithium projects Several companies are in talks with SQM for stakes of 20% in its Mount Holland and Andover projects in Australia.
April 4, 2025 Rio Tinto amends flight delay policy for Pilbara mine workers, union says The amendment came after more than 400 workers at the Paraburdoo project signed a majority support petition to initiate bargaining for a collective agreement.
April 4, 2025 Glencore seeks Australian government bailout for local copper assets The company has approached both Queensland and federal governments about the future of its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townville copper refinery.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
