May 10, 2023

Serabi, Vale to jointly explore for copper in Brazil

The JV will explore Serabi's Matilda prospect and other targets in the Tapajos region of Brazil, within its Palito Complex.

May 10, 2023

Rio Tinto to co-fund Finnish solution to recover critical minerals, metals from mine wastewater

Weeefiner and Sensmet are developing a solution that will be able to provide water treatment to end-of-life mining sites and selectively recover critical minerals and rare earth metals.

May 10, 2023

Australia exports first copper to China since 2020, industry hopes end to ban near

Official trade data shows exports worth A$60.5 million ($41.04 million) of copper ore and concentrate to China in January.

May 9, 2023

Peru’s March copper production up 20% as mines restart after protests

The world's no. 2 copper producer saw its first quarter copper output rise 11.2% from the same period of 2022.

May 9, 2023

Top 10 new copper projects by mine life 

Miners are scrambling to develop projects.  

May 9, 2023

Chile Senate committee provisionally approves new royalty limit

The government agreed to amend its mining royalty bill to cap the maximum effective tax rate at 46.5% of operating profit from 47% previously.

May 9, 2023

Canadian group led by Pierre Lassonde plans to buy Teck’s coal mines

Canadian entrepreneur told the Globe and Mail he would try taking a sizable equity in Teck's coal business.

May 9, 2023

Codelco, BHP sign sustainable mining agreement

The "collaboration accord" sets up a commission to share expertise between the two companies over the next five years in "mutual interest areas".

May 9, 2023

SSR Mining adds ‘world-class’ Hod Maden project in Türkiye to portfolio

The project is expected to provide SSR Mining with approximately 80,000 attributable gold-equivalent ounces.

May 9, 2023

China April copper imports fall on sluggish economy, property woes

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products totaled 407,294 tonnes in April.