April 18, 2022

Last leg of Ring of Fire road enters the environmental assessment process  

Access to the region in Northern Ontario is a challenge as paved roads are at least 300 km away.

April 18, 2022

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient. 

April 18, 2022

Solaris’ resource boost for Warintza copper project beats analysts’ predictions 

The property now has indicated resources of 579 million tonnes grading 0.47% copper, 0.03% molybdenum and 0.05 gram gold per tonne for 2.7 million tonnes of copper, 150.000tonnes of molybdenum…

April 18, 2022

Copper price rises despite covid-19 worries in China

The country’s largest producer of the metal said it had halted production at its mining unit to comply with local government virus restrictions.

April 18, 2022

Las Bambas mine suspends operations following protest

Las Bambas accounts for 2% of global copper supply.

April 18, 2022

China’s spreading lockdowns keeping metals supply chains snarled

China decided to stick with its Covid Zero policy, despite growing evidence that it’s threatening economic growth.  

April 17, 2022

Denarii silver content reveals new facts about Roman financial crisis

The silver content of Roman denarii has shed new light on the financial crisis mentioned by Cicero De Officiis.

April 16, 2022

Peruvian government to negotiate with communities opposing Glencore’s copper project

Eleven farming communities want to be included among those directly affected by the Coroccohuayco copper-gold project.

April 15, 2022

Market volatility to hit Q1 earnings for base metals miners

“The war will likely dampen consumption of many base metals as supply chains are interrupted. Russia is a big player and it‘s not like others can quickly fill the gap,”…

April 14, 2022

Cochilco raises 2022 copper price forecast to $4.40/lb

For 2023, Cochilco projected a price of $3.95 per pound, up from $3.80 in January.