December 3, 2024 Rio Tinto sells copper mine stake to Sumitomo for $399 million Sumitomo is slated to acquire a 30% equity share of the Winu project in Australia.
December 3, 2024 Biden to announce millions in African Lobito corridor funding Biden is expected to announce an additional $600 million in financing during his trip to Angola.
December 3, 2024 Portugal plans to hold delayed lithium tender in 2025 The international tender for lithium prospecting will target six areas in the north and center of the country.
December 3, 2024 Trump tariffs could reshape global copper landscape Canadian and Mexican exports unlikely to be cost-competitive and US would look elsewhere for 16% of its refined copper imports and 48% of semi-finished copper products.
December 3, 2024 Foran advances McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc mine toward 2025 production McIlvenna Bay is the largest undeveloped volcanogenic-hosted massive sulphide deposit in the region.
December 3, 2024 Vale Base Metals completes Voisey’s Bay underground mine in Labrador What began life as open pit in 2005 is now two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps.
December 3, 2024 Steel industry will take more time to decarbonize, says Vale CEO The miner reported an output of about 328 million tonnes this year.
December 3, 2024 McEwen’s Los Azules copper project gets key environmental approval The company anticipates construction to begin as early as 2026.
December 3, 2024 The role of minerals in Trump’s energy strategy dominance agenda Achieving energy dominance will necessitate substantial quantities of minerals, ranging from tungsten in exploration drill bits to copper in electrical transmission lines.
December 2, 2024 Seabridge’s KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia faces another challenge Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission voiced the latest objection to development of the copper-gold project.
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am
SEC to drop long-running fraud case against ex-Rio Tinto CFO over African coal assets SEC accused Guy Elliott and others of inflating the value of African coal assets the company acquired in a disastrous 2011 deal. January 11, 2026 | 06:59 am