February 17, 2023

General Motors digs into mining business to lead race for EV metals

The US automaker has invested in several miners to improve access to battery minerals.

February 17, 2023

China’s Maike Group applies to court for restructuring

The company was China's top copper trader by import volumes.

February 17, 2023

Thin-film copper sandwich increases electronics’ lifetime

A new copper-based material has shown positive performance when it comes to reducing overheating and burnout in electronic devices.

February 17, 2023

Glencore hit by fresh bribery-related lawsuit in the UK

Legal action is related to alleged losses to shareholders resulting from Glencore's statements to the market on corruption cases.

February 16, 2023

Foran sees resource growth potential at Tesla discovery

Several intersections highlighted grades well above that contained in the McIlvenna Bay reserve estimate.

February 16, 2023

Peru protests jolt mine activity with Las Bambas, Antapaccay hit hardest

The world's no. 2 copper producer has been roiled by protests since the Dec. 7 ouster of President Pedro Castillo.

February 16, 2023

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Under the Sicomines deal, Chinese investors committed to spending $3 billion on infrastructure, but the state auditor demanded that commitment be increased to $20 billion.

February 16, 2023

Newcrest CEO says ball in Newmont’s camp in takeover talks

“The company is not up for sale and this was unsolicited,” Sherry Duhe said in an interview with Bloomberg.

February 16, 2023

Newcrest to trial 4G LTE, 5G technologies underground at Cadia Valley

This announcement follows previous engagements with Ericsson and Telstra to trial private 4G LTE at the Lihir mine and more recently for surface operations at Cadia.

February 16, 2023

Copper price rebounds on Chinese demand revival hopes

"The demand is bad but the outlook is good."