June 26, 2024 Capstone produces first saleable copper concentrate at MVDP in Chile The MVDP is expected to enable the mine to process 236 million tonnes of copper sulphide reserves over a life of 20 years.
June 26, 2024 Norway to award Arctic seabed mining blocks in 2025 The government announced the first licensing round for seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf for public consultation.
June 26, 2024 Alaska Natives sue EPA over Pebble mine veto, Northern Dynasty says Two native village corporations had sued the Environmental Protection Agency for its veto against the proposed mine.
June 26, 2024 Copper price extends slide on soft Chinese demand and stronger dollar The metal has shed 14% since rocketing to a record above $11,000 a ton in May.
June 26, 2024 Lundin Mining to up stake in Caserones copper mine to 70% The Canadian miner is acquiring an additional 19% interest in the copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for $350 million.
June 25, 2024 Teck, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, BC partner on Tulsequah Chief mine remediation News comes years after the Ministry of Energy and Mines first ordered a now-bankrupt junior to clean up an acid rock drainage problem at the mine near Atlin, British Columbia.
June 25, 2024 Column: Copper stocks surge offers little relief for CME shorts Rising global exchange stocks of copper have damped bullish spirits.
June 25, 2024 McEwen Copper makes share offer of $70 million to advance Los Azules McEwen is currently working on a bankable feasibility study for Los Azules, due by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
June 25, 2024 Japan finds over 200 million tonnes of battery metals in seabed The nodules are said to contain 610,000 tonnes of cobalt (75 years of Japan’s consumption) and 740,000 tonnes of nickel (11 years).
June 24, 2024 Ex-Trafigura metals boss to run new team of 40 at rival Mercuria A copper trader who has long been one of the most bullish voices in the market, Kostas Bintas will start next week at Mercuria.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am