January 20, 2017 Chile injects $975 million into state-owned copper giant Codelco Moves is expected to help the copper giant cope with a recently passed law that forces it to give 10% of its revenues to the armed forces.
January 19, 2017 Troubling contradictions in Trumponomics Markets are expecting a Trump economic miracle with real GDP growth estimates of 4% per year and more. The cheerleaders cite tax cuts, infrastructure spending and deregulation unleashing a wave…
January 19, 2017 Curb your copper price enthusiasm – report "The run-up in base metal prices, particularly after the US Presidential election, may be getting ahead of fundamentals."
January 19, 2017 This start-up plans to be a top lithium miner in the UK Cornish Lithium Limited is hoping to lead the development of a lithium industry in the UK after acquiring the rights to drill for the mineral in the ancient mining region…
January 18, 2017 Freeport reaches settlement with US Gov’t, Navajo Nation on uranium mines cleanup Company will perform the work and federal government will contribute about half of the more than $600 million cleanup costs.
January 18, 2017 Rio Tinto, Chinalco put an end to copper joint venture The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.
January 18, 2017 Yamana Gold resumes operations at mine in Chile after deal with unions The strike has not had a significant impact on mine and consolidated production, the company said.
January 18, 2017 BC court fight over treaty vs mineral rights Companies claim land transfer is de facto expropriation without consultation.
January 18, 2017 Mining production increases spell good news for suppliers For companies servicing the mining sector, project opportunities have declined significantly in the past few years.
January 18, 2017 Mount Polley mine disaster followed years of permit delays — report Imperial Metals applied for a permit to release water from Mount Polley tailings pond in 2009 – and still doesn’t have one.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
