September 17, 2024 Magna Mining PEA update hikes return five-fold for Crean Hill nickel project The PEA gives the underground mine a base case post-tax net present value (at an 8% discount) of C$194.1 million.
September 17, 2024 Midnight Sun solves Zambian licence error The disputed Kazhiba licence is one of three target areas on the company’s 506-sq.-km property.
September 17, 2024 BHP warns AI boom would worsen copper shortage Growth of data centres and AI could boost copper demand by 3.4 million tonnes a year by 2050, CFO Vandita Pant said.
September 16, 2024 First Quantum offers voluntary retirement to Cobre Panama workers The mine was shut down in November, hours after Panama's Supreme Court declared its contract unconstitutional.
September 16, 2024 Daye copper plant in China to close for 3 months after fire The stoppage could mean the release of copper raw materials to the market, which has faced unprecedented shortages this year.
September 16, 2024 Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru that can yield at least 50,000 tonnes of the red metal for 10 years or more.
September 16, 2024 Ivanhoe Electric says Santa Cruz PFS on track for Q2 2025 The PFS will include a mine plan that will be supported by a new mineral resource and reserve estimate.
September 13, 2024 Ivanhoe to explore Zambia with a view of replicating success in DRC The company said it has applied for a significant exploration licence package in Zambia.
September 13, 2024 Zambian copper mines desperate for power find an unlikely savior Zambia has almost run out of water for generation at Kariba, the world’s biggest man-made reservoir.
September 13, 2024 IGO maps out ‘thoughtful’ path for the next decade Australian battery metals miner says lithium, copper and nickel are where it wants to be, despite challenges.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am