May 9, 2022 Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine Operations at the copper-gold mine in British Columbia are slated to restart before the end of June.
May 9, 2022 First Quantum pulls $1.25bn trigger on Kansanshi expansion S3 Expansion will transition Kansanshi from a selective high-grade, medium-scale operation to a medium-grade, larger-scale operation.
May 9, 2022 Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project Platreef's initial production shaft is expected to churn out 700,000 tonnes of ore a year and is slated to begin operations in late 2024.
May 8, 2022 Communities protesting against Las Bambas set up new conditions to negotiate with Peruvian government The leaders of the Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities demanded that MMG join the dialogue process.
May 8, 2022 More women join Chile’s mining sector – report The number of women working in Chile’s mining sector grew by 40% in the past 12 months.
May 8, 2022 Gangs stealing cables miles underground torment South African platinum mines Enticed by high copper prices, thieves are sneaking in and stripping metal from power cables.
May 8, 2022 Vedanta offers Zambia investment commitments if handed back KCM Zambia's previous government put KCM into the hands of liquidator Milingo Lungu, triggering an ongoing legal dispute with Vedanta.
May 8, 2022 Chile constitutional assembly does not approve expanded state mining rights The proposal now returns to the environmental commission, where it will be renegotiated before facing a second vote.
May 6, 2022 Chile constitutional assembly could reshape mining rights on Saturday Article 27 would grant the state exclusive rights to lithium, rare earth metals and hydrocarbons while also making the state a majority shareholder of any copper mines.
May 6, 2022 Saudi Arabia to attract investments worth $32 billion in mining, minerals sector Country is currently studying 145 applications for exploration licenses from foreign companies.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
