December 23, 2022 Codelco launches austerity plan after lower production forecasts The state-owned miner cut its 2022/23 production goal in October, amid lower prices and poorer ore grades.
December 23, 2022 Panama aims for ‘fair’ deal with First Quantum The Cobre Panama mine is considered the largest private investment in the Central American country.
December 23, 2022 Rio Tinto venture makes strategic investment in Regulus Resources The Rio Tinto investment follows a $5 million investment by Osisko Gold Royalties in mid-October.
December 23, 2022 Ecuador signs investment contract with Solaris on Warintza project The investment contract ratifies the Investment Protection Agreement announced in June and “significantly” de-risks Warintza.
December 23, 2022 Triple Flag acquires royalty on polymetallic Thunder Bay North project Triple Flag is acquiring up to a 2.5% NSR royalty for $15 million on the platinum, palladium, copper and nickel project.
December 23, 2022 Copper price rises on hopes for better demand in 2023 While some analysts expect the metal to rise towards record highs in 2023, weakening economic growth has pulled prices down 14% this year.
December 22, 2022 Major fire hits Chilean port; Codelco operations unaffected Fire broke out at Chile's Ventanas port near a smelter belonging to state-run miner Coldeco.
December 22, 2022 Premium Nickel aims to re-open Selebi mine in Botswana The Selebi south deposit has a resource of 11.28 million tonnes grading 0.98% nickel and 1.9% copper.
December 22, 2022 Electra Battery Materials launches demonstration plant in Temiskaming Shores Electra claims it will process up to 75 tonnes of black mass material in batches mode using its proprietary hydrometallurgical process in the demonstration plant.
December 22, 2022 Panama and First Quantum mull fresh talks on copper mine next week The two sides may sit down together as soon as Dec. 26, although a schedule for the talks hasn’t been confirmed.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
