April 13, 2021

Home: Copper smelter terms at rock bottom as mine squeeze hits

There is real tightness in the copper market. It's just that it's playing out upstream in the opaque raw materials segment of the supply chain.

April 12, 2021

Nickel price falls as China warns on raw material prices

Nickel’s attempt at a comeback from the Tsingshan-induced slump was knocked back on Monday after successive warnings from China’s top politicians about rising raw material prices.

April 12, 2021

Copper production in Chile to rise by 3.7% in 2021 — report

Over 20 projects are expected to commence operations until 2024.

April 12, 2021

Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen

An Anglo American Plc pilot project has been supplying the clean gas to a forklift at a waste facility in Chile for the past two months.

April 12, 2021

Antofagasta says surging copper price not enough to entice big investments

Company CEO said he was confident Antofagasta would produce between 730,000 tonnes and 760,000 tonnes of copper in 2021 from its Chile operations.

April 12, 2021

Anglo American says output on track at Chilean mines despite virus surge

Anglo was the worst hit among its peers by coronavirus lockdowns in 2020.

April 12, 2021

Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional”

Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.

April 12, 2021

Environmentalists call on Norway to stop plans for deep-sea mining

Six environmental organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace, on Monday called on Norway to stop plans to open ocean areas for deep-sea mining.

April 12, 2021

Rio Tinto commits to higher Citadel spend

The world’s second largest miner has earmarked almost $19m for this year, up from $10m in 2020.

April 12, 2021

Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election

He has also vowed to enforce environmental protection rules and secure Indigenous communities' participation in deciding the future of projects.