July 18, 2022 Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit.
July 17, 2022 BHP may reconsider investments in Chile if tax hikes go forward BHP said in a statement that higher taxes would make Chile more expensive than other top mining jurisdictions like Australia, Canada and Peru.
July 17, 2022 CMOC’s Congo mine suspends copper and cobalt exports MOC's Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine has suspended all exports.
July 17, 2022 Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.
July 15, 2022 LME delays by seven weeks requirement for OTC reporting The delay to Sept. 5 from the original implementation date of July 18 was to ensure that data is reported properly and accurately, the LME said.
July 15, 2022 Copper price rebounds despite weak economic activity in China The world’s second-largest economy shrank by 2.6% in the three months ending in June.
July 15, 2022 Column: China’s sluggish commodity imports set to improve, but risks abound Overall, China is at a very different point in its economic cycle to much of the rest of the world, writes Clyde Russell.
July 15, 2022 Electronic nose closer to detecting multiple toxic gases simultaneously A recently developed environmental sensor may be lifesaving in a number of industries, including mining.
July 15, 2022 Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again A cost and schedule reforecast now pegs the total project costs at $7.06 billion, almost $1.8 billion higher than its original estimate in 2015.
July 14, 2022 Chile top court ratifies closure of Canadian-owned Pascua Lama project Barrick's controversial gold and copper mining project was previously ordered to shutter by the country's environmental regulator in 2018.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
