December 11, 2024 Economics, not regulation, the main reason behind delay in British Columbia’s mines, study shows Regulation was a factor in only three of the 20 delayed projects that have received environmental certificates since 1995.
December 11, 2024 Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
December 11, 2024 BHP, Rio Tinto face sexual harassment class actions in Australia Miners are accused of fostering environments at Australian sites where female staff faced systemic sexual harassment and discrimination.
December 11, 2024 London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.
December 11, 2024 Chile copper firms begin talks on combining smelter efforts Codelco and Enami are discussing the possibility of combining smelting capacity into a single project.
December 11, 2024 Chilean mining firms see 2025 copper output at 5.4-5.6mt Chilean mining firms also expect copper prices to range between $4.2 and $4.5 per pound next year.
December 11, 2024 Glencore ties up with Cyclic Materials in copper recycling push Canadian rare earth and metals recycler will supply at least 10 thousand metric tones of recycled copper to Glencore.
December 11, 2024 South32 eyes Alaska’s copper under potential Trump policy changes Approval of Ambler Mining District road would allow South32 and Trilogy Metals to mine high-grade copper from their assets.
December 11, 2024 Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining The controversial bill, approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August, would also prohibit fracking and restrict water usage.
December 10, 2024 Bougainville’s independence path relies on economy, says PNG’s Marape Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is seeking international investors to re-open one of the world's biggest copper mines, with Marape backing his authority on Wednesday.
Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025 Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year. December 24, 2025 | 12:20 pm
