December 14, 2023 NORI says environmental impact of seafloor mining less than feared The Metals Company is planning to begin deep sea mining by late-2025.
December 14, 2023 Seabridge confirms new porphyry discovery at Iskut property in British Columbia Snip North is one of several recognized mineral occurrences at Iskut that are interpreted as high-level expressions of copper-gold porphyry systems.
December 14, 2023 Copper price jumps amid anticipation of 2024 interest rate cuts Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the historic tightening of monetary policy was likely over as inflation falls faster than expected.
December 14, 2023 Mitsubishi, Freeport completes copper smelter expansion in Indonesia PT Smelting inaugurated on Thursday an expansion in capacity of its smelter facility in East Java.
December 14, 2023 Billionaire Adani’s new copper foray to further tighten world’s ore supply The planned start of billionaire Gautam Adani’s copper plant in India next year will spur a sharp rise in imports of concentrate.
December 14, 2023 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium The start-up is deploying AI-based technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Canada, the US, Australia and Africa.
December 13, 2023 Ivanhoe Mines arranges $370 million private placement The proposed financing will see Ivanhoe offer approximately 41.66 million Class A common shares for sale at C$12.00 each.
December 13, 2023 Antofagasta, union extend talks to allow contract vote If the two groups fail to come to an agreement, workers will go on strike beginning on Dec. 19.
December 12, 2023 Record resources deals rescue a dim year for Australian bankers About $A111.3 billion of energy and mining deals have been announced in Australia year-to-date, accounting for almost half of all transactions in the country.
December 12, 2023 Komatsu, GM to co-develop hydrogen fuel cells for electric trucks The two have created a joint venture to co-develop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for the 930E electric drive mining truck.
As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewelry India's total gold demand fell 14% year on year in the first nine months of 2025. December 30, 2025 | 06:06 pm