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.

October 3, 2023

Adventus, Salazar delay construction of Ecuador project

The companies now expect to start building their Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project in the second quarter of 2024.

October 2, 2023

Firm dollar and rising inventories send copper prices below $8,000

Inventories of copper in LME-registered warehouses have surged 141% in the past three months.

October 2, 2023

Codelco strikes early deal with Radomiro Tomic mine supervisors’ union

Nearly 90% of union members voted to approve the agreement.