February 14, 2023

Freeport Indonesia hopes flood-hit mine can partially resume before month’s end

The mine typically produces nearly 5 million pounds of copper concentrate and 5,000 ounces of gold daily.

February 14, 2023

Ivanhoe Electric stock surges on Santa Cruz resource update

The overall project-wide contained copper in indicated resources increased by 11% to 2.8 million tonnes.

February 14, 2023

Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives

The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

February 14, 2023

Column: Shanghai metal stocks dent great expectations

The LME base metals index jumped by 10% in January as investors placed their bets on a resurgent Chinese economy.

February 14, 2023

Deep-sea mining may disrupt whale communication, study finds

Noises produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another.

February 14, 2023

Bluejay Mining pulls demerger plan, aims to raise $6 million

It said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals exploration unit, Disko Exploration, is no longer considered the right strategy.

February 13, 2023

Freeport-McMoRan cuts forecast after floods damage Indonesia’s Grasberg mine

Freeport now expects its Q1 sales to be lower than the previous outlook of 900 million pounds of copper and 300,000 ounces of gold.

February 13, 2023

Column: How lack of copper could slow the energy transition

It’s far from clear whether a traditionally cautious mining industry will embrace the scale of investment needed to rewire the world.

February 13, 2023

Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore

Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.

February 12, 2023

Freeport Indonesia suspends some work at Grasberg mine after floods

The situation was under control, but the company gave no estimate of when operations would resume.