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.

July 27, 2021

Fight over nickel assets heats up with BHP’s $258m Noront bid

Offer represents a 69% premium to Noront’s closing price on Monday and is 129% higher than the closing price on May 21, a day before Wyloo’s proposal.

July 26, 2021

Peru road blockades hit MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine once again

Residents of three communities in the Chumbivilcas province of the Andean region of Cusco began the blockade on July 23.

July 26, 2021

Copper producers are paying the price of their covid cutbacks

While producer profits are booming thanks to high prices fueled by the pandemic recovery, their operations are paying the price of covid-fighting measures.

July 26, 2021

Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for socialist Castillo

A leadership team headed by centrist legislator María del Carmen Alva from the Popular Action party won by 69-to-10 votes against a rival grouping led by retired military man Jorge…

July 26, 2021

Copper price highest in 6 weeks as flooding in China raises supply concerns

Flooding has caused at least $10 billion in damage, and infrastructure will need to be rebuilt.

July 25, 2021

Record profits and blockbuster dividends: Here come the miners

The top-five western diversified miners may have earned a combined $85 billion for the first half of the year, according to analyst estimates, more than double the level from a…