July 5, 2017 Clean energy shift a plus for mining – think tank A new Clean Energy Canada report suggests Canada’s mining sector stands to benefit from the clean-energy transition.
July 5, 2017 London court hears Vedanta’s challenge to Zambian villagers’ pollution claim Case has potential to set precedent for other foreign claims.
July 5, 2017 Tanzania suspends granting of new mining licences President John Magufuli has also ordered the mining ministry to freeze the renewal of expired permits.
July 4, 2017 Former Glencore traders launch concentrates trading platform The online marketplace, named Open Mineral, will let miners put up tenders for their concentrate directly to end-users.
July 4, 2017 Goldcorp makes headway with plan to give Dome mine a new life The company may be able to begin developing the potential open-pit Century project in Ontario by 2023.
July 4, 2017 Antofagasta faces strike threats at two of its copper mines in Chile Workers at Zaldivar are set to vote on a strike this week, while supervisors at Centinela mine have already decided it, but expect a government mediation mechanism to extend negotiations…
July 4, 2017 Tanzania-focused miners face fresh challenges as country passes new laws The two new laws allow the government to force mining and energy companies to renegotiate their contracts.
July 2, 2017 MIT researchers produce copper without harmful byproducts A team of MIT researchers in the United States has shown that they can separate pure copper and other trace elements from sulphur-based minerals using molten electrolysis.
June 30, 2017 China factory surprise lifts copper price to 3-month high Base metals enjoy one of their best trading weeks of the year – nickel jumps 3.5%, zinc at highest since March.
June 30, 2017 Output at world’s largest copper mine sank by 63% in Q1 Escondida, majority owned and operated by BHP, produced 97,103 tonnes of copper between January and March, down from 265,597 tonnes a year earlier.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
