March 15, 2022

Canada’s capex raising credentials remain a siren call for mine developers

Canada's capital markets seek to reinvent themselves in support of modern mining finance needs.

March 15, 2022

Blockade halts Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine in Peru

Operations at the massive copper mine have been suspended since Feb. 28 after protestors cut water access and blocked a key railroad.

March 15, 2022

London Metal Exchange to resume nickel trading on March 16

All deliveries against nickel contracts will be deferred an extra week, while the nickel price will have a 5% daily fluctuation limit.

March 14, 2022

Copper price falls on demand concerns in China

"Market sentiment is bearish as supplies are starting to ramp up."

March 14, 2022

Rio Tinto goes after Turquoise Hill in $2.7 billion bid

Buying the remaining 49% of the Canadian miner would give Rio control of the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, its most important growth project.

March 11, 2022

As EV demand rises, Biden officials warm to new mines

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials speaking at this week's CERAWeek conference said the need to domestically produce more metals is rising.

March 11, 2022

GRAPH: Copper price has far to fall as Chinese growth tumbles

Copper prices near records can't stay aloft as growth in China slumps to just 2.5% in 2022, argues new report.

March 11, 2022

This 36-year-old is leading Latin America to a green revolution

Gabriel Boric is in the vanguard of a new awareness across Latin America of climate change and its link to inequality.

March 11, 2022

Mining, inflation and migration: Chile’s Boric faces full in-tray

Gabriel Boric, a 36-year-old former student protest leader and lawmaker, has pledged to shake Chile's market-led economic model

March 10, 2022

Chile regulator fines BHP’s Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama

Chile's environmental regulator has fined Escondida $8.2 million for damage caused by water extraction.