October 19, 2023

RMI and Copper Mark release Risk Readiness Assessment criteria

RRA consists of 33 criteria covering ESG risks, and defines due diligence requirements.

October 19, 2023

Ero Copper’s Tucumã project on schedule for H2 2024 production

The company is now focused on executing the first phase of the plant commissioning prior to year-end.

October 19, 2023

Freeport-McMoRan to slow expansions amid inflation, weak copper prices

The company slightly raised its full-year copper sales outlook.

October 19, 2023

Taliban plans to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Beijing has sought to develop its ties with the Taliban-run government since it took over in 2021, even though no other country has recognised the administration.

October 19, 2023

Canada should be prepared to scrutinize African copper mine sale, mining veteran says

The Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana, owned by Canada's Cuprous Capital, has attracted the interest of as many as three Chinese companies with state ties.

October 18, 2023

Antofagasta shares fall after 2024 copper output forecast disappoints

The Chilean miner said it produced 469,100 tons of copper in the first nine months of 2023, 4.1% higher than the same year ago period.

October 18, 2023

Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination

Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.

October 18, 2023

Codelco to buy Lithium Power for $244 million

The acquisition would mark the Chilean copper giant's first foray into the lithium space, as part of the country's new public-private model for the sector.

October 17, 2023

Royal Road pivots to Morocco with Saudi-backed copper-gold exploration

The deal is being done through a 50-50 partnership with Saudi Arabian company MSB Holdings.

October 17, 2023

Teck faces $8 million fine for alleged breach of environmental permit in Chile

It could face two "serious" charges around its Carmen de Andacollo copper-gold mine in Chile's central Coquimbo region.