May 2, 2022 Column: Copper, iron ore yet to reflect China’s weakening industrial outlook The slump in China's main manufacturing sentiment index has yet to be fully reflected in prices for key metals, writes Clyde Russell.
May 2, 2022 Australian court greenlights MMG’s Tasmania tailings dam study Chinese-owned MMG may proceed with tailings dam assessment near Tasmania rainforest habitat.
May 2, 2022 Chile’s economic activity posts surprise increase on mining The central bank prepares to deliver another aggressive interest rate increase later this week.
May 2, 2022 Copper may help reduce the use of antibiotics in crops Copper oxide nanoparticles work as an immunostimulator in plants.
May 2, 2022 Sandstorm Gold buys two royalty firms for $1.1 billion Sandstorm is acquiring Nomad Royalty for $590 million, as well as nine royalties and one stream from BaseCore Metals for $525 million.
May 1, 2022 Southern Copper, Peruvian government to find solutions to conflict with communities around Cuajone mine Southern Copper and the Peruvian executive have launched a dialogue process to address the demands of the Tumilaca-Pocata-Coscore-Tala farming communities.
May 1, 2022 Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study About 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the current amount of rare earth metals will be needed in Europe by 2050.
April 30, 2022 Congo backs billionaire Gertler’s bid to end US sanctions Gertler will return assets worth billions of dollars to the State in exchange for the reimbursement of expenses and Congo’s assistance.
April 30, 2022 Peru mine disruption to continue as MMG fails to oust protesters The government appeared to wash its hands of responsibility for the eviction of the protesters.
April 29, 2022 Buenaventura boss bets Peru will stay friendly to mining Peru’s biggest publicly traded precious-metals producer, is plowing ahead with investments.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm