March 5, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

March 5, 2021

Activist investor Pentwater takes aim at Turquoise, Rio boards over CEO exit

Pentwater is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a 9% stake.

March 5, 2021

KGHM looking to sell two US copper assets

Poland's state-run mining company plans to sell its Robinson and Carlota copper mines in the United States and reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations.

March 5, 2021

Rock and heavy metal: winners emerge in energy transition

As world economies shift to more electrification and away from fossil fuels to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, expect more copper mining and interest in metals like cobalt and…

March 5, 2021

International Women in Mining Alliance aims for gender equality in industry

Women in Mining engage with global regulators, market leaders and policy shapers.

March 4, 2021

Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%

Massive selloff in industrial metals wipes billions off mining stocks – Freeport down 14%, Rio Tinto 11% for the week.

March 4, 2021

Seafloor miner DeepGreen plans listing through SPAC merger

Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp will combine with DeepGreen in a $2.9bn deal.

March 4, 2021

Adriatic takes big strides forward at its brownfield projects in the Balkans

In late January Adriatic was granted an exploitation permit for its Veovaca project near Vares in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 50 km north of the capital, Sarajevo.

March 4, 2021

Flights halted from PNG copper mine to Australia over virus cluster

Five new confirmed infections were linked to the Ok Tedi copper mine.

March 4, 2021

Turquoise Hill CEO quits on Rio Tinto meddling

Ulf Quellmann has resigned after top shareholder Rio Tinto told the Canadian miner it plans to vote against his re-election.