April 19, 2024

US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders

The Interior Department finalized a regulation to block oil and gas development on 40% of Alaska's National Petroleum Preserve.

April 18, 2024

Codelco eyeing more output, not competition with BHP, minister says

The world's largest copper producer and a symbol of national pride, is aiming this year to reverse two years of falling production.

April 18, 2024

Panama election unlikely to shift outlook for First Quantum’s copper mine

Among the five frontrunners for presidency, three have vowed to continue with the plans to close the Cobre Panama mine.

April 18, 2024

Column: Funds buy back into copper’s supercycle credentials

The impact of fund flows on the current price dynamics may be a harbinger of things to come.

April 18, 2024

Copper market grapples with a crucial question

Not everyone is convinced that this is the beginning of a long-awaited bull market.

April 18, 2024

Saudi Arabia nears $1bn deal for stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq

Through its investment fund Manara Minerals, Saudi Arabia is seeking at least a 25% interest in the Reko Diq copper and gold project.

April 18, 2024

Chile’s president says Codelco output to grow; touts investment climate

Boric also stressed the need for greater economic distribution of mining industry profits to local communities.

April 18, 2024

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine

Krivelj used to be a lively village surrounded by green hills, then mining began in the 1970s, and pollution has quadrupled since Zijin took over.

April 18, 2024

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has built an EV battery colossus

Last month, Redwood Materials flipped the switch on its first commercial-scale line producing a fine black powder essential to electric vehicle batteries.

April 18, 2024

Rio Tinto, Saudi Arabia vying for First Quantum mines stake

Japanese trading houses Mitsui and Sumitomo have also been studying the assets, Bloomberg said.