July 7, 2022 Codelco to start construction on desalination plant this year Long-delayed $1 billion plant to supply its largest operations in northern Chile.
July 7, 2022 Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911 The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one of five such facilities in Europe under its PowerCo unit.
July 7, 2022 Copper price up supported by pullback in the dollar Head of the IMF said the outlook for the global economy had "darkened significantly" since April.
July 7, 2022 Column: LME nickel chaos chills metals trading activity Fears of a recession are currently generating a much broader investor exodus from the commodity sector, writes Andy Home.
July 7, 2022 Political changes boost risk for miners in Latin America Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and changes to laws have deepened risks across Latin America, index shows.
July 6, 2022 Copper price crash deepens as recession fears loom over metals trading Investors are fretting over a range of threats to demand, from Europe’s gas crisis to a US slowdown and renewed virus flare-ups in China.
July 6, 2022 Peru copper output drops 11.2% in May after stoppage at key mine The Las Bambas mine was paralyzed from the second half of April to early June.
July 6, 2022 Researchers call for science-based policies given impacts of mining on salmon, trout Scientists comprehensively link, for the first time, mining policy to the current understanding of watershed ecology and salmonid biology.
July 5, 2022 Nexa announces Aripuanã zinc mine ramp up The mine is currently Nexa’s largest investment in Brazil and one of the few zinc projects in the world.
July 5, 2022 Copper price lowest since November 2020 on economic slowdown worries Prices extended decline as aggressive interest rates, a spike in covid-19 cases in China, potential recession, and rising inventories weighed on investor sentiment.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 91.3 Mt of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations in the three months ended December 31. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
