February 21, 2023 Energy traders, flush with cash, are moving into crops and metals After making more money than ever in the last few years, some of the world’s top energy traders are using the cash to expand in metals and agriculture.
February 21, 2023 Teck’s mining breakup sets the scene for copper takeovers Teck owns four copper mines in South America and Canada that produced 270,000 metric tons last year.
February 21, 2023 ATAC enters LOI with Hecla after shunning Victoria Gold takeover bid ATAC Resources is now set to be sold to Hecla Mining in a deal valued at C$31 million.
February 21, 2023 Copper price rises despite weak Chinese demand Demand recovery is expected in mid or late-March, according to some market participants.
February 21, 2023 Antofagasta slashes annual dividend after profit falls Antofagasta declared a final dividend of 50.5 cents per share for investors.
February 21, 2023 Uganda to set up state mining firm, take equity in licences Country has large deposits of a gold, cobalt, copper, iron ore, rare earths, vermiculite and phosphates.
February 21, 2023 Teck Resources to become Teck Metals as it spins off coal unit Teck's multibillion-dollar steelmaking coal unit will be an independent publicly-listed firm called Elk Valley Resources Ltd.
February 20, 2023 Deep-sea mining would impact ecosystems beyond those in targeted areas – report Researchers found that the destruction of key hydrothermal vents by deep-sea mining could have knock-on impacts on vent fields hundreds of kilometres away.
February 19, 2023 Rambler pauses copper-gold mine in Newfoundland amid financial restructuring talks Earlier this month, the company also defaulted on its gold purchase and sale agreement with Elemental Altus Royalties.
February 17, 2023 First Quantum sets Feb. 23 as date to halt Panama operations amid dispute Company approaches a "critical point" of copper storage capacity after the government suspended its loading permissions at a port.
Viridis targets US, Europe rare earth deals amid China pushback The negotiations include setting a minimum price for output from Viridis’s $360 million Colossus project in the state of Minas Gerais. January 19, 2026 | 12:27 pm
