November 14, 2023 Pakistan drawing Saudi interest in mine stakes, adviser says Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring government stakes in Pakistan's Reko Diq mine.
November 14, 2023 Indonesia, Freeport to finalize investment, mining permit by month-end Indonesia and Freeport discussed a 10% increase in the country's ownership in copper miner Freeport Indonesia.
November 14, 2023 New scientific insights pave the way to longer-lasting batteries Lithium metal deposits on battery electrodes are not the cause of performance loss, but rather a side effect.
November 14, 2023 Teck sells coal assets to Glencore, steelmakers for $8.9 billion Under the deal, which still must be approved by regulators in Ottawa, Glencore is to pay $6.9 billion for 77% of Elk Valley Resources, Teck’s coal business.
November 14, 2023 Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.
November 14, 2023 Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in Azure to block a takeover of the Aussie junior by Chile's SQM.
November 13, 2023 China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.
November 13, 2023 EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials it consumes, such as lithium, and for the first time copper and nickel.
November 13, 2023 Ivanhoe shares up as it declares first mineral resources for Makoko and Kiala deposits Ivanhoe says Makoko ranks as the world’s third-largest and highest-grade copper discovery since Kakula in 2016.
November 13, 2023 Trafigura brings Australian mined copper back to China Swiss commodity trader has agreed to help Chinese smelters clear imports of copper concentrate from Australia.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
