July 20, 2023

How Chile’s progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles

Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner […]

July 20, 2023

Freeport’s profit narrowly beats despite production, Indonesia woes

A slump in copper production and shipping delays in Indonesia dragged Freeport-McMoRan Inc's second-quarter profit down by 60%.

July 20, 2023

Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job

Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.

July 19, 2023

Energy transition faces metals gap unless investment rises, report finds

According to the Energy Transitions Commission, it will require production of up to 6.5 billion tonnes of materials cumulatively between 2022 and 2050.

July 19, 2023

Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction

Scientists on Wednesday described how pieces of pure platinum and copper spontaneously healed cracks caused by metal fatigue.

July 19, 2023

Mount Polley drilling returns up to 1.51 g/t Au, 1.03% Cu

The drilling was done in two phases on an underexplored area between the Springer and Cariboo mineralized zones near Williams Lake, BC.

July 19, 2023

Antofagasta cuts 2023 copper output forecast

The company lowered its full-year copper output forecast to 640,000-670,000 metric tons on persistent water shortages in Chile.

July 18, 2023

Vale grows iron ore output by 6%, sales lag

The firm produced 78.74 million metric tons of iron ore between April and June.

July 18, 2023

Copper price falls as weak China growth worsens demand outlook

China's gross domestic product grew 0.8% in April-June from the previous quarter compared with a 2.2% expansion in Q1.

July 18, 2023

CMOC agrees to pay $800 million to end row with Congo’s Gecamines

News comes after CMOC's resumed copper, cobalt exports