June 20, 2023 Bill Gates-backed KoBold Metals is the Silicon Valley’s newest unicorn The company raised $200 million to dig for copper and lithium using AI.
June 20, 2023 Antofagasta seeks copper mine extension with $1.2 billion investment Chilean miner applied for an environmental permit to extend operations at its Zaldivar mine through 2051.
June 20, 2023 Saudi’s PIF emerges as lead bidder for $2.5 billion Vale base metals stake Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may strike the deal for a roughly 10% stake of Vale's nickel and copper operations.
June 20, 2023 Rio Tinto to invest almost $1 billion in Kennecott copper mine The company said it will invest $498 million to develop an underground mine and infrastructure in an area known as the North Rim Skarn.
June 20, 2023 Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.
June 20, 2023 Hudbay triples land holding in Manitoba with Rockcliff buy Rockcliff is the 49% joint venture partner on Hudbay’s Talbot copper-gold project and owns six other deposits in the Snow Lake region.
June 19, 2023 Codelco must kick-start lithium industry while reviving copper output Chile is already the world’s no. 2 producer of lithium after Australia. But demand is exploding worldwide.
June 19, 2023 New copper supply offset by multiple hits to existing operations Some of the world’s largest mining companies and metal traders are warning the shortfall could arrive as early as 2025.
June 19, 2023 Nine Mile Metals enjoys XRF results up to 24% Cu and 38% Pb-Zn from historic Wedge mine The Wedge deposit was discovered in 1956 by Cominco, and it operated the mine between 1962 and 1968.
June 19, 2023 Copper price drops as uncertainty surrounds stimulus in China Traders expect China to cut benchmark rates on Tuesday, the first such easing in 10 months.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
