December 19, 2022

Ivanhoe Mines hits back at Sentry, Globe and Mail reports on police search of Vancouver office

Police searched the miner's office in November 2021 seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers from Ivanhoe to a Swiss bank account in connection with contracts for its Congolese…

December 19, 2022

Uzbekistan starts shipping copper to Europe, bypassing Russia

Uzbekistan has for the first time sent a train loaded with copper to Europe via a new route bypassing Russia.

December 19, 2022

Newcrest CEO leaves Australia’s top gold miner

Chief financial officer Sherry Duhe has become Newcrest’s interim chief executive while the company searches for a new leader.

December 18, 2022

Autonomous mining vehicle developer gets $38m to fuel expansion plans

SafeAI is a company that retrofits construction and mining vehicles with aftermarket hardware and proprietary autonomy software.

December 18, 2022

Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations

“The case of Minera Panamá is a clear example of the lack of transparency displayed by several administrations, including the current one,” TI said in a media statement.

December 17, 2022

Panama leaves door open to eleventh-hour deal for giant mine

A shock announcement by Panama to intervene in a privately run copper mine may not be as definitive as first thought.

December 16, 2022

Shutting huge copper project shows why miners worry about starting them

Panama’s decision to close a giant copper mine couldn’t come at a worse time for the market.

December 16, 2022

Rio Tinto secures direct control of Oyu Tolgoi mine

Rio Tinto now has a 66% direct ownership over the world’s largest known copper and gold deposit, located in Mongolia.

December 16, 2022

Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine

Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine.

December 15, 2022

Police searched Ivanhoe Mines’ Vancouver office as part of Swiss bank transfer investigation

Police searched Ivanhoe's Vancouver office seeking information on $2.7 million in bank transfers related to its copper operations in the DRC.