August 15, 2024

BHP strike in Chile enters third day, buoying global copper price

Escondida is the world's largest copper mine, accounting for nearly 5% of global supply in 2023.

August 15, 2024

Exxaro closes in on critical metals deal

The company is close to securing a deal to buy manganese or copper assets and could announce an acquisition this year.

August 14, 2024

Kazakhstan weighs commodity export duties to narrow budget gap

Taxes on sulfur, coal and ferroalloys, along with ores and concentrates of copper and iron, are among those that are expected to yield the most revenue.

August 14, 2024

Metso signs €200m equipment deal for Barrick’s Reko Diq copper-gold project

The project, jointly owned by Barrick and Pakistan is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world.  

August 14, 2024

Video: ‘Grade smearing’ the top industry disclosure flaw, Brent Cook says

Retail investors can struggle to make sense of drill results, but some junior mining explorers make things worse with misleading reporting practices that inflate the value of their projects, industry…

August 14, 2024

Hudbay demonstrates strong cost control in Q2, improves guidance

Hudbay has improved its consolidated cash cost guidance range to $0.90-$1.10/lb. of copper.

August 14, 2024

Teck-Glencore JV begins environmental studies to jumpstart stalled Minnesota project

NewRange plans to bring a new team with global expertise on tailings storage, water science, efficient production and carbon reduction.

August 14, 2024

SolGold sets Cascabel project milestones to reach by year-end

It has launched a geotechnical program to identify locations for critical infrastructure, including the process plant and tailings storage facility.

August 14, 2024

Could a union halt production at the world’s biggest copper mine?

BHP's Escondida mine in Chile produced nearly 5% of the world's copper in 2023.

August 14, 2024

Franco-Nevada buys Yanacocha gold mine royalty for $210 million

The royalty and streaming company is buying an existing 1.8% net smelter return royalty on all minerals covering the gold mine in Peru.