March 21, 2025 US-Congo minerals, security talks in early stages, minister says President Felix Tshisekedi has dangled his country’s resources as a way to attract support from US President Donald Trump’s administration.
March 21, 2025 Former Newmont executive tapped to oversee mining on US energy council Created last month, the council's mandate is to boost not only US oil and gas production, but also the extraction and processing of lithium, copper and other critical minerals.
March 20, 2025 China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.
March 20, 2025 Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.
March 20, 2025 Hudbay sees Saudi, UAE, and Japanese interest in Copper World project The sale is expected to close in six months, with Hudbay selling up to 30% of the project.
March 20, 2025 India’s Hindalco to invest $5.2 billion across metals business The company is on track to surpass 1 million ton of refined copper production, its chairman said.
March 20, 2025 Copper price surpasses $11,000 as tariff fears drive rally Comex copper prices are now up 27% since the start of the year.
March 20, 2025 Panama president says not informed of First Quantum suspending mine arbitration Jose Raul Mulino and his team will start talks next week to discuss issues about the mine.
March 19, 2025 Colombia to launch May copper auction, aiming to substitute imports Colombia produces commodities including oil and coal, but lags far behind regional peers Chile and Peru in output of the red metal.
March 19, 2025 Codelco eyes Friedland’s pulse power tech to boost mine efficiencies I-Pulse uses surges of electricity known as pulsed power in applications across industries including mining, manufacturing and water.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
