March 11, 2021 BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline The move to Canada’s most populous city is expected to help BHP grow its pipeline of “future-facing” metals projects.
March 10, 2021 Investors lining up for hydrogen subsidies in Chile Chile plans to begin a competitive process within a month to award $50 million in subsidies.
March 10, 2021 Global mining cross border M&A deals worth $7.7bn in Q4 – report The value marked an increase of 593.7% over the previous quarter.
March 10, 2021 Trader buys $36m of copper and gets painted rocks instead The saga unfolds like a gangland thriller, with the Swiss trading house saying it’s been the victim of cargo fraud.
March 10, 2021 Copper price rises on demand hopes Copper futures advanced in London and New York on Wednesday on hopes of rising demand, but prices in Shanghai fell on fears of policy tightening by top consumer China.
March 10, 2021 China metals body chief warns of speculation risk amid volatile prices China's copper and aluminum smelting capacity will remain relatively stable over the next five years.
March 10, 2021 Copper prices to hit record high in next 12 months, China’s Maike says He Jinbi believes as top consumer China builds metals-intensive renewable energy and electric vehicle infrastructure, copper and other base metals will see serious supply deficits in future.
March 10, 2021 Newmont to buy GT Gold for $311 million The all-cash deal gives Newmont the Tatogga gold-copper project, located in the Tahltan Nation's territory in northwestern BC.
March 9, 2021 Workers at Los Pelambres copper mine reject contract offer Of the union affiliates, 98.5% voted to reject the offer on a new contract for the next 36 months.
March 9, 2021 Trader buys $36 million of copper and gets painted rocks instead The bizarre case highlights commodity traders’ vulnerability to fraud, even when security and inspection controls are in place.
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