August 10, 2023 Codelco and Anglo American discuss mining pact to lift copper output in Chile Talks are focusing on enabling Codelco’s Andina mine and Anglo’s Los Bronces to tap rich ore grades sitting between the two operations.
August 10, 2023 New Gold halts New Afton mine on tailings safety woes The company said “geotechnical variances” were noticed during a routine inspection, which require further review by an engineer.
August 10, 2023 Antofagasta profit jumps despite lower copper prices, boosts dividend Antofagasta increased its interim dividend to 11.7 cents per share from 9.2 cents last year, after posting a 7.5% rise in half-year profit .
August 9, 2023 Mining is growing rapidly – so are investor-state disputes New study shows dramatic increase in investor-state disputes and 80% of miners and counsel involved in arbitration expect greater government intervention over the next year.
August 9, 2023 Ecuador’s President asks court to resume environmental consultations Popular referendums, halted since last week, are a necessary step for any mining company hoping to obtain an environmental license in Ecuador.
August 9, 2023 Newcrest leftovers don’t appeal to Australia’s top gold miners Newmont is widely expected by sector executives to sell the two Newcrest-operated mines in Western Australia.
August 9, 2023 Hudbay Minerals closes second quarter with $14.9 million loss It attributed the results to the acquisition of Copper Mountain, as well as lower copper and zinc prices, higher costs and lower sales.
August 8, 2023 Nunavut copper finds send Aston Metals shares through the stratosphere The Storm copper project on Somerset Island, Nunavut, has been the focus of intensive exploration efforts.
August 8, 2023 Barrick CEO sees few good deals despite mining’s M&A revival "The problem is that, in the gold industry, most of the tier one assets remaining are embedded in bad assets. And you can’t unlock them,” Bristow says.
August 8, 2023 An inconvenient truth… there’s not enough critical metals to reach net zero Data from the US Geological Survey suggests global copper reserves will fall short by 80%, global nickel reserves by 90%, and cobalt by around 96%.
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