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.

December 5, 2023

Researchers map Australia’s path to address yearly A$4 billion on mine closure expenditures

Annual expenditures on mine closure and rehabilitation activities in Australia are expected to exceed A$4 billion by 2040.

December 4, 2023

Evolution Mining to buy 80% stake in Northparkes

Evolution agreed to buy the stake for $400 million in cash and a copper price-linked contingent consideration of up to $75 million.

December 4, 2023

Peru’s deadly gold mine attack highlights growing security risk, costs

The latest attack at Poderosa has highlighted a growing risk for miners in the Andean nation.

December 4, 2023

CaNickel selling Bucko Lake nickel project to Cobalt One for $59 million

The Bucko Lake mine operated from 2009 to 2012.

December 4, 2023

Ivanhoe Electric to acquire remaining interest in Peru-focused Kaizen Discovery

Kaizen's main asset is the Pinaya copper-gold project in southeastern Peru.

December 4, 2023

Chilean startup to scale-up tech to boost copper production and save water

Ceibo is promising to improve copper production with less water.