August 4, 2021

Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill

Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.

August 4, 2021

Filo Mining shares up on further drill results from Argentina

"Filo del Sol is growing into one of the largest copper-gold-silver discoveries ever," company says.

August 4, 2021

Copper price down on softer growth in US and China

Chinese policymakers have been trying to tame surging commodity prices — from coal to copper.

August 4, 2021

Vale warns Canada nickel ramp-up will stretch into next quarter

About 85% of members of USW Local 6500 voted in favour of Vale’s latest five-year contract offer.

August 4, 2021

Bacteria help extract rare earths from mine slag heaps

French researchers will start extracting rare earths, cobalt, copper, and nickel from slag heaps in Finland and New Caledonia.

August 3, 2021

Peru’s mining executives anxious as Castillo’s left-wing administration begins

The administration has said it will work with all players in the mining sector to create a new deal that will address "social profitability."

August 3, 2021

Top Ten US miners

Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization

August 3, 2021

Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone

Kamoa-Kakula is expected to produce between 80,000 and 95,000 tonnes of copper in 2021.

August 3, 2021

Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops

Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.

August 3, 2021

Copper price down as Chinese imports fall

China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year.