January 10, 2023

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Hydropower contributes to more than 75% of Zambia's electricity generation.

January 10, 2023

Vale evaluates offers for $2.5 billion base metals unit

Vale Base Metals, to be based in the UK, will have nickel mines in Canada and Indonesia, copper mines in Brazil, and interests in cobalt and platinum group metals.

January 10, 2023

First Quantum to appeal Panama order to halt giant copper mine

The Vancouver-based miner and Panama have been negotiating new tax terms on a mine that accounts for about 1.5% of global copper output.

January 9, 2023

Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global…

January 9, 2023

First Quantum aims to appeal Panama order to halt copper mine

In the meantime, First Quantum said it is drawing up the maintenance plan for the mine to submit to government.

January 9, 2023

Ivanhoe hits upper end of 2022 guidance, expects higher output this year after debottlenecking

Kamoa-Kakula's 2022 copper production represents a 215% increase over the previous year.

January 9, 2023

Copper price at over 6-month peak as China reopens border

Mainland China opened sea and land crossings with Hong Kong and ended a requirement for incoming travelers to quarantine.

January 9, 2023

Anglo Asian Mining invests again in Libero Copper

Libero owns, or has the right to acquire, several copper exploration properties in North and South America.

January 8, 2023

First Quantum could suspend Panama jobs due to gov’t order to halt operations

The Canadian miner said it would suspend jobs if forced to halt operations.

January 8, 2023

Mining investments on the rise in Peru

Anglo American was the top investor in Peru in 2022 with $964 million.