January 24, 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater ditches $1bn Brazil copper and nickel deal

The assets were the Santa Rita nickel and Serrote copper mines, and would have boosted the miner's growing battery metals portfolio.

January 23, 2022

Panama’s industry chamber warns First Quantum against using royalty increase for political gain

Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture said it hopes the extra funds the state will receive from its recent deal with First Quantum Minerals are not used for political…

January 23, 2022

Saudi’s state-controlled miner names fourth CEO in two years

Robert Wilt, a former Alcoa Corp. exec who was most recently CEO of one of Canada’s largest food companies, will lead Saudi Arabian Mining Co.

January 23, 2022

LEDs combined with copper may be key to developing new medicines, electronics

LEDs combined with a copper-based molecular catalyst turn out to be a more sustainable way to develop chemical compounds with potential uses in medicine and electronics.

January 22, 2022

Teck Resources announces new contract with union at British Columbia mine

The United Steelworkers have ratified a new collective agreement, replacing the one that expired on Sept. 30, 2021.

January 21, 2022

Peru groups agree to services deal with MMG mine after protests

Community groups in Peru agreed to provide trucking services to the Las Bambas copper mine.

January 21, 2022

Foran reports high-grade intersections from drilling at Bigstone in Saskatchewan

First results at Bigstone since the company's initial and limited drilling campaign in 2015.

January 21, 2022

Commodities to veer between China hopes, pandemic fears

If 2021 was a year of volatility and uneven performances for commodities, then 2022 is shaping up as a rinse and repeat as uncertainty over the pandemic recovery remains the…

January 21, 2022

Newcrest expands footprint in Canada with Pretium buy

Australian giant now owns the Brucejack mine, one of the highest-grade operating gold mines in the world.

January 20, 2022

Visualizing China’s dominance in clean energy metals

In the race to secure raw materials needed for the green revolution, new world powers could emerge as demand for clean energy metals grows. For now, China has the lead.