December 3, 2021 Copper price down as dollar gains ahead of US jobs data Copper prices eased on Friday as the dollar firmed ahead of key US jobs data that is expected to cement the path towards monetary tightening.
December 3, 2021 MMG to shut down operations at Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December Operations at the mine were disrupted for nearly 400 days over five years due to on-and-off road blockades.
December 2, 2021 Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies searching for future mines Mining companies are scouring the globe for new deposits.
December 2, 2021 Peru says IMF sees leeway to hike taxes on mining sector Peru's finance minister Pedro Francke has asked Congress for executive powers to reform the tax system.
December 2, 2021 Energy Department funding experiments to fight methane with plasma, copper The funding, $35 million in total, is being awarded to 12 projects.
December 2, 2021 Glencore widens review of assets, eyes acquisitions Company has 10 sales processes underway across its portfolio and 15 further assets under review.
December 2, 2021 BHP closer to scrapping dual listing after board approval The world's top miner has been listed in Australia and the UK since 2001, when it merged with Billiton Plc, but wants consolidate the two.
December 2, 2021 Chilean top copper miners see output drop in October BHP's Escondida saw production fall 15.2% year-on-year.
December 2, 2021 As Freeport converts mining trucks to green power, costs unclear It's migrating its fleet of roughly 600 haul trucks and numerous other pieces of mining equipment to electric or hydrogen power.
December 1, 2021 Clean Air Metals’ PEA rates Thunder Bay North NPV at $303m, IRR at 29.8% Payback from the start of commercial operation would take 2.4 years with the initial capital expenditure estimated at C$367 million.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am