Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway
The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties the Canadian miner should pay to the government.
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Visualizing gold’s return across currencies
While gold posted a small gain in 2022 for investors in the U.S., it posted significant gains against other currencies.
Column: US tariffs on Russian aluminum risk more market fracture
Russian producers of industrial metals have largely evaded the official sanctions net since the invasion of Ukraine.
Torex Gold to spend up to $440 million on Media Luna project
The Mexican gold project was 15% complete by the end of 2022 and commercial production is anticipated in late 2024.
Usiminas results hurt by $321.3m steelmaking impairment
In 2022, Usiminas sold 8.64 million tonnes of iron ore.
World’s largest zinc smelter sees opportunity in US energy bill
Korea Zinc is seeking to diversify into electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy sources.
MMG secures supplies to continue copper production at reduced rate in Peru
At normal times, the Las Bambas mine accounts for some 2% of the global supply.
US rare earth firm ropes in former top diplomat Pompeo as strategic advisor
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined USA Rare Earth as a strategic advisor.
Another year, another major merger (in the works)
The merger between large-scale producers across the globe has become a consistent theme in the
precious metals sector over the past few years.
