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.

December 22, 2022

Prices will fall across metals and mining in 2023 – Woodmac

Commodity research firm says production growth, weaker demand and negative sentiment in the industry will see iron ore, copper and industrial metals sink next year.

December 22, 2022

Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Pebble mine

The United States' top environmental non-profit and a regional land trust have raised $20 million to permanently protect 44,000 acres of land.

December 21, 2022

BHP makes $6.4 billion binding offer for OZ Minerals

The acquisition is BHP’s largest since the $12.1 billion purchase of Petrohawk Energy in 2011.