Copper price drop prompts expansion rethink at top producer
Freeport-McMoRan CEO Richard Adkerson says reduced spending on large-scale projects will add to the impending supply gap on global copper markets.
Latest Stories
Metal more common in moon rocks could transform planes and cars
Scandium conundrum
Amazon’s mining treasure at stake as Bolsonaro leads Brazil vote
The mining community is salivating.
Zinc market tightness confounds bearish expectations
"Screamingly bullish" is how analysts at Citi described the Shanghai Zinc market earlier this month.
Mali’s first independent power project to start up next week
Full operation begins October 31.
China cutting rare earth output, unnerving global manufacturers
The decision means there will only be enough supply for China's domestic buyers.
Rio Tinto and First Nations partners celebrate the launch of the tl’ughus tunnel boring machine
Rio makes key milestones towards completing the Kemano Second Tunnel project.
Quantifying drilling efficiencies – Why drilling metrics matter
Focus; safety performance, schedule, price, and quality core recovery.
Tesla shares jump as Musk delivers quarterly profit, cash
The company reported a profit for the most recent quarter but now must show investors that was not a one-time event
