April 21, 2023 Mexico’s lawmakers approve overhaul of mining industry The reforms would require miners to give back at least 10% of profits to communities and disclose the impacts of their operations.
April 21, 2023 Freeport-McMoRan’s profit more than halves on lower production In February, the company was forced to stop operations at Grasberg after the mine was hit by floods.
April 21, 2023 Chile to take control of its lithium industry The policy sets up a public-private model in which the state will partner with miners through a dedicated national lithium company.
April 20, 2023 BHP upbeat on China demand; quarterly iron ore output ticks lower The miner reiterated its annual forecast of 278 to 290 Mt for Western Australian iron ore output.
April 20, 2023 Copper industry warns of looming supply gap without more mines Demand for copper to build most electronic devices will exceed supply over the next decade and imperil climate targets unless dozens of new mines are built, analysts say.
April 20, 2023 Codelco sees recovery in copper output with a 17% hike by end of decade The company seeks to counteract a drop in ore grades with "structural projects" and maintain production levels.
April 20, 2023 Antofagasta CEO sees global copper supply shortfall this year, volatile prices Ivan Arriagada said fears of a global recession remain, but he expect a "soft landing" as long as Chinese demand held up.
April 20, 2023 Canadian dealmakers expect low-carbon shift will drive mining M&A Mining deals with any Canadian involvement hit $29.5 billion in the first few weeks of the second quarter of this year.
April 20, 2023 Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams had fewer catfish species.
April 20, 2023 Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan The Japanese company said it will vote in favour of Teck's plan to create two separate companies next week.
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
