February 3, 2023 Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.
February 3, 2023 Taseko confirms talks to up stake in Gibraltar copper mine Confidential discussions with Japan's Sojitz have focused on the potential acquisition of the Japanese's 12.5% stake in the copper mine.
February 2, 2023 Grupo Mexico’s fourth-quarter profit edges up on transport unit The mining and transport company reported a profit of $1.04 billion for the final three months of 2022.
February 2, 2023 US mine production value rises 3.8% to $98 billion in 2022 — USGS In 2022 consumption of many mineral commodities neared or exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
February 2, 2023 Copper price rebounds as Fed messaging weakens the dollar Demand shows little sign of improving, however, with Chinese import premiums falling.
February 2, 2023 Copper’s fight for critical mineral status gets political push Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking political allies to support their efforts to get the metal added to a list of minerals deemed critical to the…
February 2, 2023 First Quantum worker dies at Trident operations in Zambia Operations in the pit have been temporarily suspended until deemed they can resume safely.
February 2, 2023 Sprott launches four new ETFs focused on critical minerals Sprott has now launched six ETFs under its energy transition fund suite.
February 2, 2023 Freeport Indonesia’s $3bn copper smelter to be completed by end of 2023 The facility in East Java will have a capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate.
February 2, 2023 Anglo American quarterly copper output jumps more than 50% The group reported a 52% surge in quarterly copper output to 244,000 tonnes thanks to the ramp-up of Quellaveco.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
