September 2, 2024

The commodity supercycle revisited

A new copper supercycle is emerging, built on several rising geopolitical and market trends.

September 2, 2024

Teck announces new business structure, leadership team post coal exit

The new company structure will revolve around two regional business units, North America and Latin America.

September 1, 2024

China’s bulging commodity stockpiles show depth of economic woes

The government’s growth target for the year looks increasingly out of reach, an unwelcome development for the drillers and miners.

August 31, 2024

Power Nickel taps into Chile’s copper secrets with Fleet Space tech

The tool has been deployed across Power Nickel's Zulema, Palo Negro and Tierra de Oro sites, uncovering significant faulting and new geological structures.

August 30, 2024

Latest permit for Hudbay project in Arizona paves way for major US copper boost

The company has in hand the second-last permit it needs to start construction at its 85,000-tonne-per year Copper World project.

August 30, 2024

Mexico’s Tizapa mine offline due to strike, Penoles says

The union, which represents the mining, metallurgical, and steel industries, is citing violations of a collective labor agreement signed in April.

August 30, 2024

BHP moves ahead with expansion of Olympic Dam copper refinery

BHP is aiming to lift its annual output from the region to 500,000 metric tons of cathode by early 2030s, from 322,000 tons produced last year.

August 29, 2024

US sees bipartisan backing for Africa critical minerals plan

The flagship of the plan — a railway project known as the Lobito corridor — is already far advanced.

August 29, 2024

Midnight Sun shares plunge on Zambian exploration licence setback

The company's licences for its Dumbwa and Mitu targets are unaffected.

August 29, 2024

Cordoba Minerals bags Alacran permit approval in Colombia

Designated a ‘project of national interest,’ the Alacran open pit is set to be Colombia’s largest copper mine.