February 23, 2022 Rio Tinto rides iron ore gains to post record profit, pay $17bn dividend The world's no.2 miner posted its best ever annual profit and a record full-year dividend of $16.8 billion.
February 22, 2022 Zijin announces expansion plan for Congo copper joint venture Its "de-bottlenecking plan" will increase the combined design processing capacity of the concentrator plants.
February 22, 2022 Charts: Copper project pantry bare from 2025 BofA sees long-term copper supply challenged amid a lack of development.
February 22, 2022 Vale resumes operations at Totten mine in Ontario The copper, nickel and precious metals venture in Sudbury, Ontario, had its operations halted in September.
February 22, 2022 Biden set to tout US progress on critical minerals production Biden himself has said little about why his administration has blocked some mines while touting the need to boost domestic production of critical minerals.
February 22, 2022 Ivanhoe Mines approves plan to expand Kamoa’s processing capacity to 9.2mtpa The de-bottlenecking project has an estimated cost of approximately $50 million and is expected to take about 12 months to complete.
February 22, 2022 Rockcliff PEA for Tower and Rail outlines low-capital, robust potential As planned, the Tower and Rail project would produce an average of 12,000 t/y copper-equivalent at an all-in sustaining cost of $2.46/lb copper.
February 22, 2022 Antofagasta profit, dividend hit records on soaring copper prices The copper miner's EBITDA increased about 80% to $4.8 billion in 2021, allowing it to pay the biggest dividend in its 134-year history.
February 22, 2022 South32 completes Sierra Gorda stake buy The $1.4 billion deal marks the miner's entry into the world’s largest copper-producing country ahead of a forecast demand boom.
February 21, 2022 China’s demand for metals has wavered as inventories pile up Copper held in warehouses tracked by the Shanghai Futures Exchange surged 28% last week and have more than quadrupled this year.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
