October 14, 2024 Fire at Freeport Indonesia’s Gresik smelter under control, company says The $3.7 billion copper smelter was completed in June and was expected to produce first batch of output in September.
October 14, 2024 China copper imports climb 15% on seasonal demand, brighter outlook "Buying emerged in the first two weeks when prices were relatively low," He Tianyu, a copper analyst at commodity research house CRU, said.
October 14, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater faces $522 million compensation claim over scrapped mine deal The South African miner must compensate Appian for the losses that arose after it did not buy two Brazilian nickel and copper mines.
October 14, 2024 Value of top 50 mining companies jumps to second highest on record World’s 50 biggest miners now worth $1.5 trillion, up $76 billion during Q3 as gold miners climb the rankings and Chinese mining stocks get a late boost.
October 14, 2024 Inside China’s bid to build sway over global metals pricing China is locking in steps to shape the pricing of the vast quantities of industrial metals it produces and consumes, with moves to attract foreign firms to trade on Shanghai's…
October 12, 2024 Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium bet Modest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.
October 11, 2024 Copper prices to hit record high in Q4 2024 on Fed cuts and China stimulus – Fastmarkets Analysts expect prices around $10,265 per tonne in the last quarter of the year.
October 11, 2024 Video: Barrick CEO Bristow says Nevada Gold Mines won’t go public under his watch – Part 2 “Not while I’m running this organization,” Bristow said.
October 11, 2024 Patriot Lithium expands into copper with Zambia project Patriot believes the Katwaro project will complement its lithium assets and provide jurisdictional diversity.
October 10, 2024 Codelco’s copper production up 10% in August The BHP-controlled Escondida mine saw production rise 15.5% to 105,300 tons.
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