February 16, 2024 First Quantum exercises option over two licences as it looks to expand in Zambia The Canadian miner has not yet earned a stake in African Pioneer Zambia, the company that holds the copper licences.
February 15, 2024 Copper price bounces as analysts see short covering fueling big gains Prices climbed as much as 1.5% to trade above $8,300 a ton on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday.
February 15, 2024 Strong metals and mining M&A activity set to remain over 2024 — report The industry saw a significant rise in M&A activity across metals and mining companies in 2023 driven by the global energy transition, a theme Fitch Solutions expects to continue.
February 14, 2024 Tycoon Birla’s Hindalco bids for Indian critical minerals leases The government will sell rights to about 20 blocks of land to explore for critical metals.
February 14, 2024 Column: LME back in the dock, this time over ‘dirty metals’ The metal in question is copper produced at the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
February 14, 2024 Vizsla expands British Columbia-focused portfolio with Universal Copper takeover Vizsla will buy Universal's shares on the basis of a 0.23:1 share exchange ratio.
February 14, 2024 Canada’s ambitious EV targets can’t be met without more support for mine supply The gap in production for energy transition metals provides an opportunity for Canada.
February 14, 2024 Barrick CEO not interested in ‘piecemeal’ talks over First Quantum assets First Quantum is exploring options to "manage its balance sheet," including selling smaller mines.
February 13, 2024 Canada to accelerate critical mineral mining – energy minister Canada plans to reduce the time to approve mining permits by better funding the regulatory agency to get rid of paperwork backlogs.
February 13, 2024 IEA to launch security program for minerals critical to energy sector The IEA's move comes as countries escalate efforts to cut emissions.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
