December 5, 2023 Copper futures dragged down by China’s credit downgrade Moody’s Investors Service cut its outlook for Chinese sovereign bonds to negative, underscoring deepening global concerns over debt levels in the world’s largest consumer.
December 5, 2023 Rio Tinto looking at synergies to reshape portfolio, not big M&A "The last thing we need is very big M&A, because it's very disruptive and it takes you off course," CEO Jakob Stausholm said.
December 5, 2023 Deadly attack spurs plea for Peru crackdown on unlicensed mines The industry is laying part of the blame on temporary permits known in Peru as Reinfo, a registry that allows informal miners to operate with some legal protections while they…
December 5, 2023 Fortune Minerals stock gains on government funds for NICO project The funds will be used to support a mini-pilot to confirm certain process design criteria and improvements to the NICO project metallurgical processes in Canada's Northwest Territories. .
December 5, 2023 Antofagasta, union begin mediation to avoid strike The nearly 400 employees represented by a Centinela workers union last month overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal from Antofagasta.
December 5, 2023 Zambia’s president hopeful that trapped miners still alive The miners at Seseli Mine were trapped in three locations and heavy rains had flooded the pit.
December 5, 2023 Chilean copper smelter project drawing interest from China Officials from state company Enami met with authorities and company representatives in China last month to discuss a $1.4 billion project to overhaul Enami’s smelter.
December 5, 2023 Codelco’s production falls 5.7% in October – Cochilco The world's largest miner of the metal has struggled with operational issues and high debt.
December 5, 2023 Rio Tinto to move towards renewable diesel at Kennecott The miner plans to replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its operation in Utah from 2024.
December 5, 2023 Norway lawmakers back deep-sea mining in Arctic Ocean The minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have backed the proposal, with a final vote scheduled for January.
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
