August 25, 2022 More study needed to explain origin of Chile sinkhole, says Lundin unit president Chile's environmental regulator issued a series of measures against the Ojos del Salado mine, alleging "over-extraction of material" could have caused the sinkhole.
August 24, 2022 Filo extends Aurora zone at Filo del Sol to 1.6 km Drlling targets a combination of large step-out holes focusing on the system edges and step-out and infill holes on the Aurora Zone.
August 24, 2022 Turquoise Hill shares surge after Rio Tinto sweetens takeover bid Turquoise last week rejected an offer by Rio Tinto for $2.7 billion.
August 23, 2022 Two charts show copper price drop may have been overdone Copper is China's only growing commodity import in 2022 as the country’s inventories drop 60% in a year and worldwide stocks decline to just 3.5 days consumption.
August 22, 2022 ‘Winter’ approaches for base metals equities, warns Haywood report Analyst expects the constellation of base metals companies under coverage’s second quarter results to fall below expectations when they start reporting results from month's-end.
August 22, 2022 Antofagasta’s Twin Metals sues US government over Minnesota copper project Move is a bid to reverse the cancellation of mineral leases for the company's proposed copper and nickel mine.
August 22, 2022 Glencore to invest $383 million to fix Horne smelter emissions The Horne smelter is the only copper smelter still operating in Canada.
August 22, 2022 Copper price down on manufacturing slowdown in China Also weighing on industrial metals are aggressive increases in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.
August 21, 2022 Peruvian Institute of Economy reports decrease in private mining investments According to the Peruvian Institute of Economy, while the mining sector was responsible for 19% of total private investments in 2012, it now accounts only for 10%.
August 19, 2022 Copper price rises despite global economic pessimism Inflation data in Germany and Japan and statements from European and US central bankers suggest that rapid, economically damaging interest rate rises will continue.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
