December 18, 2023 Codelco reaches contract agreements with 3 unions The miner is going through a historic production slide due to delays in progress on so-called structural projects.
December 18, 2023 Copper Mark awarded to Teck’s Quebrada Blanca and Carmen de Andacollo mines in Chile Copper Mark is awarded to mines assessed as meeting 32 responsible production criteria including greenhouse gas emissions, community health and safety, respect for Indigenous rights, and business integrity.
December 18, 2023 Cordoba’s Alacran copper project enters development stage after FS delivered The FS reinforce a majority of metrics and economic figures presented in the project's 2022 pre-feasibility study.
December 18, 2023 Panama rejects Orla Mining’s request for permit extension The Canadian miner said Panama also declared the concessions were in a reserve area, cancelling them altogether.
December 18, 2023 EU sets critical mineral goals, but faces struggle to hit them The Critical Raw Materials Act, due to enter force in early 2024, says the bloc should mine 10% of its annual needs by 2030.
December 17, 2023 Thousands of Cobre Panamá workers join First Quantum’s voluntary retirement scheme Close to 2,500 workers joined Minera Panamá’s special voluntary retirement scheme following the order received by parent company First Quantum Minerals to end mining operations at the Cobre Panamá copper…
December 15, 2023 Buenaventura stock surges as Antofagasta takes 19% equity position The NYSE-listed shares reached a 52-week high of $12.73 earlier in the session.
December 15, 2023 LME faces fresh worries about Russian metal after UK sanctions Any move by the US or EU to follow the UK’s sanctions on metals trading would likely force the LME’s hand.
December 15, 2023 Friedland says $15,000/t copper price needed to spur new mines The mining magnate said that forecasts of copper prices reaching $9,000 a metric ton next year isn’t enough to stimulate the industry.
December 15, 2023 Panama starts process for First Quantum’s mine ‘definitive’ closure The roadmap for the mine's closure will be presented to the country in the coming days.
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
