October 4, 2023 Heads to roll at Anglo American head offices The mining giant has begun at Kumba Iron Ore, where 181 workers got notices and 141 jobs are expected to be cut.
October 4, 2023 Barrick to invest $2 billion in Zambia copper mine expansion Barrick's plan is to increase Lumwana’s annual production to an estimated 240,000 tonnes of copper per annum process plant.
October 3, 2023 Copper price extends retreat to below $8,000 for first time since May Copper’s slump has also coincided with a sharp decline in manufacturing activity in major industrial economies.
October 3, 2023 British Columbia’s Tsilhqot’in First Nation publish new policy for mining, oil and gas The policy states the Tsilhqot’in will “consider partnership and ownership opportunities with mining and exploration companies.”
October 3, 2023 Panama to withdraw proposed contract for First Quantum Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered near Panama's governmental offices in recent weeks to protest the contract.
October 3, 2023 A new $850 million route to speed up Congo’s copper exports Major construction works will begin after the rainy season which is about to start, and will take three years to complete.
October 3, 2023 Nevada Copper stock jumps as it resumes ore processing at Pumpkin Hollow By mid-October, the throughput is planned to be increased steadily towards a goal of achieving steady state operations of 4,500-5,000 tpd by the end of 2023.
October 3, 2023 ‘Evenly balanced’ risks means lower commodity prices, but robust volumes The overall message from the Australian government's commodity outlook is that evenly balanced risks translates into still robust volumes, but at lower prices.
October 3, 2023 Vale taps BluestOne to repurpose nickel waste in Brazil Vale will provide up to 50,000 tonnes per year of refinery slag from Onça Puma to BluestOne for the next 10 years.
October 3, 2023 Once sequestered, CO2 can be turned into methane By wresting the carbon from CO2 sequestered through carbon capture technologies and affixing it to hydrogen atoms, it is possible to form methane.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
