August 13, 2019 Nautilus Minerals’ plans to mine the seafloor sink deeper Creditors have voted in favour of liquidating the company.
August 12, 2019 China’s major copper smelters boost July output Refined copper cathode production by major Chinese smelters increased by 5.3% in July.
August 12, 2019 EV sector will need 250% more copper by 2030 just for charging stations Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimates that there will be more than 20 million EV charging points by then.
August 12, 2019 Codelco raises debt after saying it wouldn’t Codelco agreed to borrow $300 million and sold two bonds for a combined $180 million of funding last week.
August 12, 2019 Mexican president says won’t cancel mining concessions, or grant new ones Mexico is the world's top silver producer and one of the largest producers of copper and gold.
August 10, 2019 Peruvian government suspends Southern’s construction licence for Tía María project Following a request to review the project, the Ministry of Mines temporarily suspended the licence.
August 9, 2019 Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project in Arizona moves a step closer The state has one of the few known major deposits of the metal, with the potential to meet around a quarter of US demand.
August 9, 2019 Zambia asks Glencore unit to rescind mine shaft closures Glencore subsidiary Mopani announced the shaft closures on Thursday in a move that an opposition leader said had led to 1,400 job losses.
August 9, 2019 China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business Cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium are expected to see increasing demand from the EV trade in the years ahead.
August 9, 2019 World’s No. 1 copper miner gets $300m from Canada The loan by Export Development Canada will help Codelco finance an ambitious overhaul of its aging mines.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
