April 27, 2021 Vale mulls base metals spinoff to tap EV market The move could help the nickel and iron ore giant take advantage of an increasing demand from electric car manufacturers.
April 26, 2021 Investors love copper but not the price of building a new mine As copper bulls pushed prices to decade highs, the end of a six-month corporate spat showed that some investors were still reluctant to back a long-term bet on the metal.
April 26, 2021 Lawmakers in biggest copper nation ratchet up tax proposal The worst-case scenario for Chilean copper producers in a debate over a new royalty system just got bleaker.
April 26, 2021 Bidco Nova Resources moves to take Kaz Minerals private Consortium said its bid for the copper miner had been declared unconditional after winning more than 90% of support.
April 26, 2021 Copper price blasts to 10-year high as Chile strike adds momentum to rally Port workers in Chile called a strike in response to a move by the government to block a bill allowing people to make a third round of early withdrawals from…
April 26, 2021 Ivanhoe inks deal to boost hydropower at Kamoa-Kakula State-owned La Société Nationale d'Electricité (SNEL) will help upgrade a major turbine, part of the Inga II hydropower complex.
April 26, 2021 JX Nippon Mining to sell stake in Indonesian copper smelter to Freeport After the deal, Freeport will own 30% stake in P.T. Smelting, which is 60.5% owned by Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
April 26, 2021 More transparency, data usage expected from the mining industry of the future — report Main findings are increasing demands for transparency from the public and investors, matched with advances in information technologies and rising competition over talent.
April 25, 2021 Meteorites give clues of possible existence of present-day microbial life on Mars The same way microbes live in the depths of Earth’s and feed off minerals like pyrite, tiny organisms could exist in Mars subsurface.
April 24, 2021 Newmont-Barrick miner in Chile says to continue despite legal setback An environmental court ordered a new evaluation of exploration at Norte Abierto due to its impact on a neighboring indigenous community.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
