Community blasts NGO over role in Cobre Panama mine closure
Residents accuse Panama's Environmental Advocacy Centre of fuelling the copper mine closure and misusing foreign funds.
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Column: Can the Congo tame the wild cobalt market?
DRC's export quota is shaping up to be a long-term market control project but the history of similar enterprises has not always been a happy one.
Historic silver squeeze deepens as prices soar in London market
Silver surged towards all-time highs above $50 this week.
Botswana enforces new 24% local ownership rule for mines
The country is the world's top diamond producer by value and an emerging copper mining hotspot.
Comex silver seen heading back to London due to record spot prices
Silver that flooded into the US due to fears of tariffs is likely to head back to the London.
Blackrock-backed Peru copper port to expand as China rivalry heats up
Latin America’s top copper-shipping hub has secured approval for a $700 million expansion.
Supervisors at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine accept contract deal
On Friday, the miner also ignited Centinela mine expansion with new pit.
Antofagasta ignites Centinela mine expansion with new pit
The Encuentro pit will serve as the main ore source for Centinela’s second concentrator, adding 95,000 tonnes per day of copper processing capacity.
RANKED: Top 20 biggest copper mines 2025
Escondida retains its top spot – for now.
