September 18, 2022

Deadline for working group dealing with Las Bambas conflict extended to year-end

Peru’s executive power extended, until December 31, 2022, the expiration date of the working group tasked with assessing compliance with the agreements signed between the government, Las Bambas and nearby…

September 16, 2022

BHP weighs boosting $5.6 billion bid for OZ Minerals

BHP may increase its A$25 per share bid for OZ Minerals as soon as this month, Bloomberg sources say.

September 16, 2022

Teck, Agnico team up at San Nicolas copper project in Mexico

A feasibility study for the project is under way and expected to be complete in early 2024. 

September 16, 2022

Turquoise Hill holder Pentwater ups stake, rejects Rio Tinto bid

It has increased its stake in the Canadian miner to 13.77% while rejecting again Rio Tinto’s $3.3bn offer for 49% of Turquoise Hill.

September 16, 2022

Glencore eyes adding lithium to trading business — report

Glencore does not own lithium mines, but has invested heavily in the business of recycling the battery metal this year.

September 15, 2022

Column: Can Europe save its industrial metals production sector?

The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home.

September 15, 2022

Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study

Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities.

September 15, 2022

Newmont delays investment decision on Peru gold mine to 2024

The $2bn project is part of a planned expansion of the Yanacocha gold mine in Peru.

September 15, 2022

Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia

The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west.

September 14, 2022

Copper Fox delays 2,500-metre drill program at Eaglehead project in British Columbia

The decision to suspend drilling comes as company continues to face delays in permitting.