January 16, 2022

One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations

The Challhuahuacho community signed a memorandum of understanding committing to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor.

January 15, 2022

Peru’s economy grows 3.47% in November, but mining contracts amid protests

An advance in consumption was offset by a drop in the country's key mining sector beset by environmental protests.

January 14, 2022

Amerigo Resources beats copper guidance, shares up

In 2021, MVC produced a total of 63.4 mlb of copper at a cash cost of $1.75 per/lb.

January 13, 2022

China 2021 copper imports slip after previous year’s record high

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products for the year totalled 5.53 million tonnes, down 17.2% from 2020's record volume of 6.68 million tonnes.

January 13, 2022

China hurt most by Indonesia’s move to keep nickel at home

Indonesia has played a key role in global markets as a bulk materials supplier, but President Joko Widodo has pledged to eventually stop exports of all raw commodities to turn…

January 13, 2022

Argentina seeks $10 billion in mining exports by 2030

Gov't expects $25bn in investments related to 34 projects currently in advanced exploration, as the deadline to restructure billions in debt to the IMF looms.

January 12, 2022

Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze

Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.

January 12, 2022

WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000

“We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."

January 12, 2022

EV industry moving in right direction to close gap with internal combustion engines – report

According to IDTechEx, electrification is inevitable as is the EV industry’s focus on environmentally friendlier materials and supply chains, and safer products.

January 12, 2022

Workers at Teck’s Highland Valley mine threaten to strike

Highland Valley Copper is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, and has been operational since 1962.