April 2, 2025

LME first-quarter volumes jump 5.9% to second highest in 11 years

The only metal that had weaker quarterly volumes was lead.

April 2, 2025

Adviser pushes back on Trump plan to boost domestic minerals production

A well-known adviser to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is pushing back against a plan to use it to boost domestic mining.

April 2, 2025

Codelco strikes copper deal with Adani amid tariff threat

Chilean copper giant Codelco will supply copper to Adani's Kutch smelter — the world’s largest — starting this year.

April 1, 2025

Norway sovereign wealth fund to vote against Rio Tinto dual-listing review resolution

Norges Bank, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, is the seventh biggest shareholder in London-listed Rio Tinto.

April 1, 2025

Mining’s king of private capital says governments must intervene

Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining.

April 1, 2025

Aurubis CEO remains upbeat on new year

Aurubis anticipates operating earnings before taxes of between $324 million and $432 million.

April 1, 2025

Codelco agrees on $666 million in loans from Japan’s JBIC, commercial bank

The loan is intended to help supply Japanese manufacturers with a stable supply of copper concentrates.

April 1, 2025

Trump eyes executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining

The move would enable miners to bypass the ISA and obtain permits from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

March 31, 2025

First Quantum pulls back from arbitration on Panama copper mine

Move opens a door for more negotiations with the nation over the Cobre Panama mine that’s been shuttered for more than a year. 

March 31, 2025

Freeport-McMoRan lowers first-quarter gold sales forecast

The company said it expects first-quarter gold sales to be roughly 100,000 ounces below its prior forecast of 225,000 ounces.