May 31, 2021 Trudeau’s EV ambitions need strategic shift, nickel CEO says The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of securing supplies on a regional level and further strengthen western countries’ desire to end reliance on China.
May 28, 2021 Codelco’s tough copper supply task The world’s no.1 copper producer will need to execute $35 billion in structural investments until 2030 just to keep output flat.
May 28, 2021 Strike at BHP’s Chile copper mine continues, union opposes substitute workers The union's secretary said that members would continue to hold demonstrations in Santiago.
May 28, 2021 DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply While Congo has reinstated an export ban on concentrates, it will allow miners that hold waivers such as Ivanhoe Mines to continue with shipments.
May 27, 2021 DRC bans export of cobalt, copper concentrate – Fastmarkets The order comes after mega-mine Kamoa Kakula's debut.
May 27, 2021 Freeport’s Adkerson sees copper scarcity trumping cooling effort Copper is a very long term business and is “extraordinarily strong,” the chief executive says.
May 27, 2021 Goldman says Chile tax could risk 1 million tonnes of copper output Chile currently churns out 28% of the world's copper but has for more than a decade lost market share.
May 27, 2021 Copper price resurgent as workers strike at BHP’s Spence, Escondida mines Copper price vaults $10,000 again as workers at world's only 1 million tonne copper mine down tools.
May 27, 2021 Rio begins drilling at Madison copper-gold project in Montana Rio has identified numerous targets during its two-plus years of exploration on the property.
May 27, 2021 Union walks off job at BHP’s Escondida, Spence copper mines in Chile The strike at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, and at Spence comes as copper prices have spiked amid soaring demand.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
