December 16, 2021 Peru PM says state of emergency would be ‘last resort’ as Las Bambas stops operations Under a state of emergency, civil liberties are suspended.
December 16, 2021 Falco raises $13 million for Horne 5 engineering, studies The project is in the Rouyn-Noranda camp of Quebec, in the footprint of the former Horne mine that Noranda operated from 1927 to 1976.
December 16, 2021 Europe’s green deal needs to get round anti-mining roadblock If the EU is going to persuade its citizens of its green credentials, policy-makers may have to get into the dirty side of mining, writes Andy Home.
December 16, 2021 Copper price jumps on Fed’s upbeat view The Fed said the US economy would remain resilient despite the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and pointed to low unemployment figures.
December 16, 2021 IGO to buy Western Areas for A$1.1bn amid soaring nickel demand The cash splurge will boost IGO’s nickel business from a short-life, single asset operation to a multi-asset division.
December 16, 2021 MMG shuts down Las Bambas copper mine as talks fail The company will stop production from Dec. 18 after failing to reach an agreement with the Peruvian community blocking a transport road to the mine.
December 15, 2021 Sleepy copper ETF surges to $1.7 billion assets as EV bets boom The Global X Copper Miners ETF saw a record $196.1 million inflow during Tuesday’s broader selloff on inflation concerns, increasing the fund’s assets 13% to an all-time high.
December 15, 2021 Hudbay releases initial estimate for Copper World, near Rosemont in Arizona The deposit is located near the company’s 100%-owned Rosemont copper project 50 km southeast of Tucson.
December 15, 2021 Peru PM says Las Bambas standoff cannot be sustained for “much longer” Talks continue to stall with a local community while the mine faces a looming shutdown.
December 15, 2021 SolGold reports first resource estimate for Cacharposa deposit in Ecuador Inferred resources add 96.9 million tonnes.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
