December 20, 2021

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 recovery from the coronavirus…

December 20, 2021

Lundin slumps after deal to buy copper-gold project in Argentina

Lundin Mining fell the most since March after it agreed to acquire Josemaria Resources for C$625 million.

December 20, 2021

Las Bambas not mulling legal action for now as Peru blockade continues

The current blockade has been in place since November 20 by residents of Chumbivilcas province.

December 20, 2021

KGHM might sell more small mines, says deputy head

The company plans to sell Carlota mine in the United States and Chilean mine Franke.

December 20, 2021

Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster industry

Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former law student, vowed during his campaign to bury the country's “neoliberal” economic model.

December 20, 2021

Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes

Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.

December 20, 2021

Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman

Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.

December 19, 2021

Chile electing president between polar opposites in tight race

Voters will choose between hard-right Jose Antonio Kast and leftist Gabriel Boric.

December 19, 2021

New copper product kills bacteria 100 times faster than standard copper

A new copper product could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

December 19, 2021

Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint

Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle.