Jim Bob Moffett, co-founder of Freeport, dies at 82
On his watch, the company rode an unprecedented commodities boom, expanding to challenge Codelco as the world’s biggest copper miner.
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Global cobalt production capacity expected to be cash positive in 2021 – report
A new report by Roskill predicts that cobalt’s all-in sustaining cost of production will fall this year.
Canadian company’s exploration rights in Peru hanging by a thread
After granting exploration mineral rights to a subsidiary of Tesoro Minerals, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines is revisiting its decision.
Energy protectionism in Mexico has made climate the victim
President López Obrador cut the knees off a booming renewables market and ploughed money into state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos.
Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite
Nano-graphite was obtained from coal by using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven.
The periodic table of commodity returns
U.S. Global Investors traces 10 years of commodity price performance.
Teck, BC First Nation sign land conservation agreement
The Ktunaxa Nation and Teck agree to jointly manage the land, protecting significant fish and wildlife habitat.
BC’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project gaining support
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 application has been toiling under Canadian federal regulatory approval for years.
Buchans and Boliden to advance VMS project
The company has re-logged more than 154,000 metres of archived drill core from approximately 850 drill holes.
