August 3, 2022

Global copper and nickel smelting slides in July, satellite data shows

Smelting activity was hit by weakness in China and the biggest mining region South America.

August 3, 2022

Greatland Gold plans listing in Australia

Chief executive Shaun Day said the London-listed company was reviewing the opportunity to “get the best of both worlds.”

August 3, 2022

Impoverished Zimbabweans turn to scrap metal trade as inflation bites

Annual inflation, which hit 256.9% in July, has cast a shadow over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to revitalise the economy.

August 2, 2022

Sinkhole drags down Lundin shares as analysts weigh mine impact

Lundin said Monday it had halted development work near the site, but that the sinkhole didn’t affect the community, workers or its annual output guidance.

August 2, 2022

Copper price falls as Taiwan tensions spark risk-off selling

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening in defiance of Chinese threats.

August 2, 2022

Column: China steps up copper imports despite renewed slowdown

China's micro indicators all suggest the country is running short of copper right now, writes Andy Home.

August 2, 2022

Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies

CEO Chris Griffith told MINING.COM there is still some pushback on the premium, but said shareholders are starting to understand the strategy.

August 1, 2022

Chile probes giant sinkhole at Lundin underground copper mine

The sinkhole occurred at Alcaparrosa, one of two underground mines that make up Ojos del Salado, which in turn is part of the Candelaria complex.

August 1, 2022

Globally more is being spent on coal than copper mining

New report shows growing disconnect between rhetoric on energy transition, which requires exponential growth in copper mining, and the realities of going green.

July 31, 2022

Los Pelambres’ desalination plant 86% complete

The desalination plant will turn Los Pelambres into the first mining operation to use seawater to produce copper in Chile’s central region.