March 24, 2021 Chile lawmakers want a bigger share of the copper windfall Chile’s lower house has approved a proposed royalty on copper and lithium sales.
March 24, 2021 Indian police charge 71 anti-Vedanta protesters over 2018 violence Police opened fire to beat back the protesters in the southern seaside town of Thoothukudi where 13 people were killed, causing national outrage and the subsequent closure of the Sterlite…
March 24, 2021 Cornish Metals granted key permit for United Downs Cornwall mineral authority’s concession of development rights will allow Cornish Metal to begin drilling at the copper-tin project.
March 24, 2021 Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project The appeals court upheld Florence Copper's right to mine its property within the town, and confirmed the awarding of $1.7 million in legal fees and costs to Florence Copper.
March 24, 2021 Freeport-McMoRan boosts dividend by 50% The copper giant has reinstated a higher base dividend a year after announcing suspension of payments.
March 24, 2021 Freeport, Tsingshan finalising $2.8bn copper smelter next week The smelter will have an input capacity of 2.4 million tonnes of copper concentrate and an output capacity of 600,000 tonnes.
March 24, 2021 Workers at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine accept contract offer Negotiations over the 36-month contract have been lengthy and at times fractious, with members voting to reject a previous offer and strike on March 9.
March 24, 2021 Mitsui & Co. boosts stake in Collahuasi copper mine Deal leaves the Japanese trading house with a 12% interest in the open-pit operation, the world's second largest copper mine.
March 23, 2021 Green Minerals listed in Oslo with aim to mine ocean floor in 2026 In January, Norway launched a process to open areas of its extended continental shelf to exploration for seabed minerals.
March 23, 2021 Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth…
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
