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.