August 30, 2021 Strike threat rises at BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine after union vote BHP recently struck a deal with Chilean workers at its massive Escondida mine.
August 30, 2021 Rio Tinto to cut rates on loans to Mongolia for Oyu Tolgoi expansion The company is said to be ready to make concessions to the country's government as it seeks to complete the mine's underground expansion.
August 27, 2021 Peruvian bus carrying mining workers plunges into abyss, killing 16 A bus in the Peruvian Andes reportedly transporting workers at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine plunged off a cliff on Friday.
August 27, 2021 How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.
August 27, 2021 DRC reviewing $6bn mining deal with Chinese investors President Felix Tshisekedi said in May that some mining contracts could be reviewed because of concerns they are not sufficiently benefiting Congo.
August 27, 2021 Jiangxi Copper Q2 profit hits 10-year high on rising prices The company's first-half net income quadrupled year-on-year to $469.5 million.
August 26, 2021 In era of green mining, even a zero-carbon project won’t do Aurubis AG, one of the world’s largest copper smelters, terminated a provisional agreement to buy raw materials from Nussir after opposition from local indigenous groups.
August 26, 2021 Peru will seek to tax miners more when prices high Prime Minister Guido Bellido asked Congress on Thursday for legislative powers for the executive on tax matters.
August 26, 2021 Labor tensions are ratcheting up again in Chile There’s still time to prevent strikes at Cerro Colorado and Salvador, but the rhetoric suggests it will be a hard task.
August 25, 2021 Royalty bill will put Chile’s private miners out of business, trade group says The bill would slap a 3% royalty on sales of copper that would increase sharply alongside rising prices.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
