April 2, 2022 Peru to target miners’ ‘excess profits’ in tax reforms Peru will focus on surplus profits, potentially through an “adjustment” to taxes.
April 1, 2022 Copper price down as China’s factory activity slumps Manufacturing conditions in China deteriorated in March amid the Ukraine crisis and a resurgence in domestic coronavirus cases.
April 1, 2022 Teck’s Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile faces environmental charges Chile’s environmental regulator has filed eight charges claiming Teck failed to comply with vegetation and animals protection measures.
March 31, 2022 China economic activity gauge falls to 2nd lowest on record in March Copper prices comfortably above $10,000 and iron ore prices at 7-month highs continue to defy predictions as Chinese PMIs drop into contraction territory.
March 31, 2022 Copper tightness ‘is far beyond a price issue,’ Freeport CEO says "The market is going to need it far faster than companies like ours can produce it.”
March 31, 2022 Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life another 23 years In February, Taseko and Williams Lake First Nation renewed their participation and co-operation agreement for the Gibraltar mine in British Columbia.
March 31, 2022 US senator says Defense Production Act won’t move needle without fixing mining permitting “Despite his climate pledges, President Biden has done nothing meaningful to boost American mineral production," says Senator John Barrasso.
March 31, 2022 Trafigura is delivering Russian copper to LME warehouses LME copper inventories rose by 10,850 tonnes, or 13%, in the past three days.
March 31, 2022 Copper price down on China demand concerns China is grappling with the worst resurgence of covid-19 cases since early 2020.
March 31, 2022 Chile’s former Energy Minister appointed new Codelco chair Maximo Pacheco held the role of energy minister from 2014 to 2016 during socialist ex-President Michelle Bachelet's administration
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026 Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026. December 26, 2025 | 03:55 am
