February 11, 2022

New Rio Tinto chairman to weigh CEO’s future amid toxic culture crisis

Dominic Barton could remove Jakob Stausholm if he decides Rio would be better served by a leader who was not in the upper echelons of the organization in recent years.

February 11, 2022

Goldman sees copper price “breakout”, risk of “extreme scarcity episode”

New report says 2021 deficit, “open-ended decline” of mining supply and record low stocks going lower still, raises risk of an “extreme scarcity episode.”

February 10, 2022

Republican US senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining

Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.

February 10, 2022

Barrick Gold grows net reserves to 69moz at improved grade

Barrick says its geological improvements and remodelling are starting to make a positive impact.

February 10, 2022

Codelco seeks sustainable copper certification by 2023

To receive certification, each mine must meet 32​​ sustainability criteria.

February 10, 2022

Los Andes Copper stock gains on drill results from Vizcachitas

Drill hole CMV-001B returned an estimated average grade of 0.51% copper equivalent.

February 10, 2022

Copper price highest since October on supply squeeze

"Copper held on major exchanges is now at alarming levels, representing just three days of global supply."

February 10, 2022

Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals

KoBold Metals, which uses AI to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round.

February 9, 2022

Advanced Marimaca project still in the ‘early stages of discovery,’ says CEO

Marimaca Copper entails a rare combination of low upfront capital and bottom-quartile operating cost.

February 9, 2022

Panama to receive First Quantum’s plan for power plant conversion by June

The plant conversion could be a milestone in a clean energy plan that aims to cease the use of bunker and coal for power generation by December 2023.