May 18, 2022

China’s metal exports storm higher to fill gap left by war

China has already shipped out unusually large volumes of metals from aluminum, copper to zinc in March.

May 18, 2022

How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals

Researchers suggest that mining companies should focus on achieving ambitious yet realistic sustainability targets.

May 17, 2022

Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low

Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

Electric vehicles surpass phones as top driver of cobalt demand

The EV sector consumed 59,000 tonnes of cobalt in 2021, or 34% of total demand, according to a report by the Cobalt Institute.

May 17, 2022

Freeport expects copper leaching technology to go mainstream

Prodded by rising copper prices and demand, Freeport and others have developed new ways to extract the red metal from piles of waste rock stored at mine sites.

May 17, 2022

Copper price rises on easing covid-19 restrictions in China

Shanghai set out plans on Monday for ending the covid-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks.

May 17, 2022

Peru mining protests risk clogging $53 billion investment pipeline

The government must defuse protests that are hitting the industry and denting production, analysts and executives said.

May 16, 2022

Horizons Copper ETF ready to trade on the TSX

The Copper Producers Index ETF targets the copper mining industry by tracking the Solactive North American Listed Copper Producers Index.

May 16, 2022

Osisko Metals announces $7.8m bought deal to fund Pine Point, Gaspé exploration

Pine Point is a zinc and lead mine project in the Northwest Territories, Gaspé is a former-producing copper mine recently in Quebec.

May 16, 2022

Philippines removes last hurdle for stalled Tampakan copper-gold project

A provincial government in southern Philippines has reversed its 12-year-old policy banning open-pit mining.