March 20, 2024

British Columbia funds new extraction technology

BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project.

March 20, 2024

Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process

Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion.

March 20, 2024

China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector

Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.

March 20, 2024

Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC

Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper…

March 20, 2024

India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January

The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand.

March 20, 2024

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

March 19, 2024

Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January

The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine.

March 19, 2024

Freeport Resources seeks partners for Yandera copper project feasibility study

The company calls this project one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper projects.

March 19, 2024

LME plans to list Saudi port as a copper and zinc delivery point

The Saudi hub would service the Middle East, North and East Africa regions.

March 19, 2024

Codelco finalizes leadership shakeup announced in October

Chile's state-run copper giant announced the departure of temporary vice president Jose Sanhueza on Tuesday.