October 4, 2022

Desalination plant delays to cost Antofagasta 30,000 tonnes of copper

Antofagasta said it will announce the impact on copper production guidance for 2023, when publishing Q3 production figures on October 19.

October 4, 2022

Copper price jumps after weak US manufacturing data

The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of US factory activity dropped to the lowest in more than two years in September.

October 4, 2022

Anglo American, EDF partner to boost renewable energy in South Africa

Envusa Energy will focus on developing what the partners call a "regional renewable energy ecosystem" in South Africa.

October 3, 2022

Fortune Minerals extends purchase option on Alberta refinery site for NICO project

The NICO project is an advanced development stage critical minerals asset that has already received environmental assessment approval.

October 3, 2022

Copper price pressured by crumbling demand

"It's clear we will have lower demand and potentially lower prices into the latter part of this year," says Bank of America.

October 2, 2022

Los Pelambres union members vote in favour of strike action

Antofagasta has four days to ask the Labour Department for mediation.

October 2, 2022

Mexican legislator calls for public release of mining companies’ financial, environmental records

Mexican MP Adriana Bustamante presented an amendment to Article 7 of the country’s Mining Law, which allows mining companies to keep financial and environmental information confidential.

October 2, 2022

Biblical copper mines’ environmental impacts last to this day

The ancient copper industry at Israel’s Timna Valley was not managed in a sustainable manner.

September 30, 2022

Peru proposes ‘new approach’ to mining to combat economic disparities, conflicts

Prime Minister Anibal Torres said during a conference between executives of large mining firms that the new "attitude" aimed to promote local and foreign investment.

September 30, 2022

Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill takeover vote set for November 1

The deal, valued at $3.3 billion, gives Rio Tinto a 66% stake in the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.