December 12, 2024 Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.
December 11, 2024 Satellite data analysis shows copper smelting activity surged in November Global copper smelting last month reached its highest level since February.
December 11, 2024 Freeport requests environmental permission for $741m leaching project in Chile A leaching project is being planned at the El Abra mine.
December 11, 2024 Arbitration between Franco-Nevada, Panama moves to next stage Franco-Nevada had a streaming agreement with First Quantum to buy gold and copper from Cobre Panama.
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.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
