July 28, 2021 Rio Tinto pays $9.1 billion dividend as profit hits record Rio Tinto is the first of the majors to post earnings, kicking off a reporting season that’s expected to see record results across the board.
July 28, 2021 Rising supply to push copper price further below record peak Experts say large brownfield and greenfield projects close to being commissioned or are already ramping up will hit copper prices.
July 28, 2021 Bandits steal truckloads of copper worth millions in southern Africa Crime gangs have stolen dozens of truckloads of copper owned by miners and traders including Glencore, Trafigura and Traxys this year.
July 27, 2021 Chile environmental regulator files charges against Lundin’s Candelaria mine Copper-gold mine could receive a fine of up to about $23 million, see its environmental credentials revoked or have to close down.
July 27, 2021 Teck shares in the red on Q2 earnings miss Teck revenues get a shot in the arm from record Q2 copper prices.
July 27, 2021 Rio Tinto faces UK finance watchdog probe into value of Oyu Tolgoi The expansion of the Mongolia mine, Rio's biggest copper growth project, has seen costs balloon up to $6.75 billion.
July 27, 2021 Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value Australian companies raise funds to advance a suite of projects including copper, nickel, gold, silver, lithium rare earths and uranium.
July 27, 2021 Copper price down on pressure from rebounding dollar Prices snapped a five-session winning streak under pressure from a rebounding dollar as investor focus shifted to a US Federal Reserve meeting.
July 27, 2021 African nations criticize push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks The task of agreeing on regulations by mid-2023 is "seemingly insurmountable".
July 27, 2021 BHP delivers final offer to workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine Negotiations over the past two months between the company and its powerful workers' union over a new labor contract have been conducted in utmost secrecy.
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