March 29, 2022 Mitsubishi expands copper trading business as Peru mine ramps up Mitsubishi has hired Branko Buhavac, formerly at Trafigura Group, as head trader for base metals in Europe.
March 29, 2022 Rio Tinto defends Turquoise offer, says will ‘deliver value for all stakeholders’ The mining giant is facing rising pressure from Turquoise minority shareholders to boost the offer.
March 29, 2022 BHP eyes $10 billion Chilean investments, but only with ‘legal certainty’ Marcela Hernando Pérez, the new Chilean mining minister, said that Santiago does not plan to nationalize the country's mining sector.
March 29, 2022 Hudbay Minerals replaced nearly all mining depletion in 2021 The company also extended the life of both its Constancia copper mine in Peru and its Snow Lake gold mine in Canada by a year to 2038.
March 28, 2022 Anglo looks to the sea as water scarcity hits Chile copper mines The proposal is to build a plant on the coast of the Valparaiso region that would produce drinking water for residents in exchange for access to waste water that could…
March 28, 2022 Miners gather in copper capital facing ‘another world’ of tumult The last time the copper industry gathered in Santiago, prices were below $3/lb amid concerns over a slowdown in Chinese demand.
March 28, 2022 Mount Polley copper mine in British Columbia ramping up to restart this spring Mount Polley was shut down in 2014, after a massive tailings pond collapse.
March 28, 2022 Codelco may partly privatize some assets, executive says Patricio Vergara, VP of mining resources and development, said the hived-off assets could become eventual partnerships.
March 28, 2022 Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms The ministry of mines last month suspended the issuance of mining licenses and commissioned an audit in response to public complaints about a lack of transparency.
March 28, 2022 Mining among sectors more affected by climate change in the US A recent study led by University of Cambridge researchers looked at the environmental impact over five decades.
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