January 18, 2022

Ecuador indigenous demand rights to consent on extractive projects

In recent years, both A'i Cofan and Waorani communities have won lawsuits in local courts to suspend mining and oil exploitation in their territories.

January 18, 2022

Solaris Resources shares rise on new copper discovery in Ecuador

Warintza South is the fourth major copper discovery within the 7 km x 5 km porphyry cluster on the Warintza property.

January 18, 2022

Adventus, Salazar secure $235 million to advance Curipamba copper project

Wheaton will provide a total of $180.5 million under terms of a metals streaming deal, and Trafigura will provide $55 million under terms of an offtake financing agreement.

January 18, 2022

BHP revives appetite for deals with biggest rivals in sights

After sitting dormant for more than a decade, miner is positioning itself for a return to large-scale M&A.

January 18, 2022

Peru communities reject latest proposal to end Las Bambas mine conflicts

Blockades have totaled over 400 days on and off since 2016.

January 18, 2022

Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers

Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.

January 18, 2022

First Quantum to pay $375m a year in royalties to Panama

The Canadian miner has reached a deal with the country's government to increase royalty payments from its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine.

January 17, 2022

Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh

The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.

January 17, 2022

Workers at Teck Resources’ BC mine to hold ratification vote

The union will schedule a ratification vote to be concluded no later than January 24.

January 17, 2022

No new year resolution for out-of-favour copper market

Copper’s fall from grace among fund players is clear to see in sliding volumes across all three major trading venues, writes Andy Home.