April 15, 2024

Global mining investment too low to support energy transition, Rio Tinto chairman says

The amount of metals required for each kilowatt of generation capacity has risen by 50% since 2010, according to the IEA.

April 15, 2024

New metals sanctions push Russia further into China’s embrace

The sanctions now leave the Shanghai Futures Exchange as the only major commodities bourse in the world to accept Russian shipments.

April 15, 2024

OceanaGold gets initial approval for Philippine unit’s IPO

Proceeds from the offering, as OceanaGold had disclosed, will be applied towards debt repayment.

April 15, 2024

Copper output at Codelco set to rise this year, CESCO says

Codelco is aiming to produce between 1.325 million and 1.390 million metric tons of copper this year.

April 15, 2024

Codelco can do more if given a better partner for the Atacama salt flat

Codelco, Chile's top copper producer, has entered the lithium business mandated by the country's national lithium strategy, unveiled in 2023.

April 13, 2024

LME bans Russian-origin metal after UK, US impose new sanctions

The London Metal Exchange (LME) on Saturday banned from its system Russian metal produced on or after April 13.

April 12, 2024

US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel

A UK official said London expected any market disruption to stabilize quickly.

April 12, 2024

An eye-watering squeeze in copper ore is firing up the bulls

An index of deals compiled by CRU shows the discount for copper ore – known as treatment and refining charges – has fallen to a record low in data going…

April 12, 2024

SolGold reaches deal with Ecuador on Cascabel development, financing

Deal clears up doubts about the project’s future, but it does not unveil any specifics related to the terms and conditions.

April 12, 2024

The big crunch is here as copper decouples from market cycles, Bank of America says

The tension between demand and supply, coming as capital costs at mines rise while copper prices are slower to catch up, leads to significant price projections and concerns over the…