January 8, 2024 US Supreme Court dismisses Alaska’s bid to keep Pebble project alive The proposed mine in the Bristol Bay area would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site in North America.
January 2, 2024 AbraSilver farms out La Coipita project in Argentina to Teck Teck will have the option to acquire an 80% interest in La Coipita by funding cumulative exploration expenditures of $20 million over a five-year period.
December 27, 2023 Surge Copper acquires 100% interest in Berg property from Centerra The Berg property comprises nearly 350 sq. km. of land and is adjacent to Surge's remaining mineral claims in BC.
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
December 21, 2023 Northern Dynasty closes $17 million in financings to support Pebble project The proposed mine, if built, would represent the largest in North America.
December 20, 2023 Antofagasta goes ahead with $4.4 billion Centinela expansion The second concentrator will add 170,000 tonnes of copper-equivalent a year to the miner's overall production.
December 16, 2023 Australia expands list of critical minerals key to transition Australia added fluorine, molybdenum, arsenic, selenium and tellurium to the list of minerals that it regards as essential to modern technologies.
December 4, 2023 Dutch court orders Greenpeace off deep-sea mining vessel amid disputed ocean study The CEO says the company is aware that the world’s eyes are on them.
December 1, 2023 Peru mining output grows 3.14% in October, slowest in 8 months Copper production was up 2.1% from the same month a year ago, while gold and zinc jumped 10.0% and 10.4% respectively.
November 15, 2023 The promise and risks of deep-sea mining Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
