January 29, 2021

Building a mine in British Columbia: hurry up and wait

Permitting process too long, resource ministers say.

January 29, 2021

Copper price in slump, hits one-month low

Industry analysts are still bullish on copper in 2021.

January 29, 2021

Non-energy commodity prices rise at fastest rate since 2011

Commodity prices are rising rapidly as the manufacturing side of the global economy bounces back from the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

January 29, 2021

Peru to allow mining during new coronavirus lockdown

The government said on Thursday that mining, as well as fishing and construction, would be allowed to continue during the period from January 31 to February 14.

January 28, 2021

Chile increases estimate of 2021 average copper price to $3.3/lb

In November, Colchilco forecast a price of $2.90 for 2021.

January 28, 2021

Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding

Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.

January 28, 2021

Max Resource expands landholdings in Colombia by 300%

The Vancouver-based miner acquired 2,000 square-kilometres of highly prospective areas for copper-silver mineralization in northeastern Colombia.

January 28, 2021

Anglo American H2 production back up to 95%

Company has trimmed its production guidance for diamonds in 2021 owing to ongoing operational challenges.

January 27, 2021

Rio Tinto unveils new executive team

The company has named a new chief operating officer and a chief executive for its Australia business, as the miner works to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups.

January 27, 2021

All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a year

Elon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.