March 16, 2023

Lockheed Martin sells deep-sea mining firm to Norway’s Loke

UK Seabed Resources holds a 100% interest in two deep sea mineral licences in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

March 16, 2023

EU tags copper and nickel as strategic, but industry wants more

The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) unveiled by the EU adds the two major industrial metals to a list that had previously focused on more niche minerals.

March 16, 2023

Glencore CEO says his company is cheapest way to benefit from copper price boom

Larger rivals BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group have already made billion-dollar moves to grow in copper in the past year.

March 15, 2023

First Quantum resumes operations at Panama copper mine

Miner suspended ore processing operations on Feb. 23 after a Panama government order halted its loading permissions at the port.

March 15, 2023

Tudor Gold updates Treaty Creek resources

Highlights include an indicated mineral resource of 23.3 million oz. of gold-equivalent within 641.93 million tonnes at a grade of 1.13 g/t.

March 15, 2023

Miners need to learn how to navigate the political spectrum in Latin America, says Southern Pulse

With the high demand for critical minerals for the energy transition, countries like Chile, Mexico and Brazil have sought to review regulations and permitting.

March 15, 2023

Copper price falls amid banking woes

Global markets were uneasy after Credit Suisse's biggest shareholder said it could not provide more financial support to the bank.

March 14, 2023

Rio Tinto should expect more friction over Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia will keep fighting for maximum benefit from a giant copper mine run, the country’s prime minister said.

March 14, 2023

China to step up deep sea mining efforts

Chinese state shipbuilding company says mining the seabed will help the country reduce “heavy reliance on foreign suppliers” of critical minerals.

March 14, 2023

Deep-South prospects improve in battle for Haib copper licence in Namibia

The High Court of Namibia set aside the decision of the Minister not to renew Deep-South Resources prospecting licence.