March 18, 2021 Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi mine suspends operations State-owned company will suspend copper mining for two weeks from Friday because of a steep rise in coronavirus infections in the South Pacific nation.
March 17, 2021 China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.
March 17, 2021 RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects – 2021 No. 1 is a deep sea polymetallic project with a 75,000 square kilometre exploration tenement.
March 17, 2021 Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Companies with properties to watch The three countries feature a rich mining history and prospective geology.
March 17, 2021 Soaring prices spur miners’ hunt for growth, fueling indigenous and investor ire This is the second wave of pressure that investors concerned about ESG issues have laid on miners after successfully forcing mine waste standards updates in 2020.
March 17, 2021 Ivanhoe secures $575m funding The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
March 17, 2021 Surge updates resource for Berg deposit in BC Measured and indicated resources at the property now stand at 610 million tonnes.
March 17, 2021 Copper price up on strong demand outlook and supply disruptions Tight copper concentrate supply remains a concern for downstream copper players.
March 17, 2021 ‘At the limit’: Chile’s world-leading copper industry rejects lawmaker bid to hike taxes Left-leaning opposition lawmakers in Chile have called for levying higher taxes on the industry to help underwrite social programs and stimulus.
March 17, 2021 The digital mine meets 3D augmented reality Arvizio and Sight Power joined forces to deliver augmented reality digital twins to the mining industry.
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