July 18, 2024

Anglo’s sale of De Beers hindered by diamond market state

Anglo American has warned of more production cuts at De Beers due to reduced spending by Chinese consumers prolonging the market downturn.

July 17, 2024

Freeport Indonesia to process 400,000t of copper concentrate at new smelter

Earlier this month, Freeport obtained an export permit for the rest of the year from the government.

July 17, 2024

Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time

Mining industry legends discuss the backstories on their multibillion-dollar successes.

July 17, 2024

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal

Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.

July 17, 2024

China copper smelters plan to cut output after margins fall

The output cuts underscore the industry’s struggle with a shortage of feedstocks caused by recent mine production setbacks.

July 17, 2024

Copper price edges down to two-week low amid demand uncertainty

The metal headed for a third daily decline, with copper miners also under pressure as a risk-off mood took hold in broader equity markets.

July 17, 2024

Arizona Sonoran expands Cactus copper resource, new PEA pending

The company plans to complete a definitive feasibility study for the expanded copper project by the end of 2025.

July 17, 2024

Antofagasta expects 2024 copper output at low end of yearly forecast

Antofagasta produced 284,700 metric tons of copper in the first half, down 3.7% from the same period in 2023.

July 17, 2024

Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief

Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.

July 16, 2024

BHP posts second straight year of record iron ore production, beats estimates

The world's largest listed miner said iron ore output from Western Australia on a 100% basis was 76.8 million tonnes in the three months to June 30.