January 18, 2023

Antofagasta 2022 copper output down 10%, 2023 guidance unchanged

Lower ore grades and drought in Chile continued to hurt production.

January 18, 2023

Chile rejects Andes Iron’s $2.5bn Dominga mining project

Chile's top court turned down appeals filed by communities and environmentalists against the mining project last May.

January 18, 2023

New solution aims to effectively monitor tailings facilities from space

Satellites, earth observation and ground sensors have been combined into one solution for monitoring tailings facilities.

January 17, 2023

Copper price retreats on weak economic data from China

China's economy grew 3% last year, one of the weakest annual growth figures in nearly half a century.

January 17, 2023

Trafigura plans to take large amounts of LME copper

Copper stocks in LME registered warehouses stand at 83,325 tonnes are already low.

January 17, 2023

Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines

The industry is flush with cash after last year’s record profits, while boards and managers believe they have the support of key investors after promising to avoid the reckless overspending…

January 17, 2023

The top 10 best and worst-performing commodities of 2022

Hard commodities had a roller coaster year in 2022.

January 17, 2023

Zambia’s KCM to shut down Nchanga smelter between July and August

KCM will spend $27.63 million on the process.

January 16, 2023

Barrick targets 2028 for first production from Reko Diq

Should all go to plan, Reko Diq will be the first copper-gold mine in the country’s Balochistan province.

January 16, 2023

Goldman sees ‘bullish concoction’ for global commodities

Jeff Currie sees parallels with the record run-up in commodities prices from 2007 to 2008.