First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official
The new contract guarantees a minimum annual income of $375 million to the government and will be effective for 20 years.
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Labor dispute keeps 540 South African miners stuck underground
Workers at the Modder East operation near Johannesburg were kept underground after the night shift ended by the AMCU.
Video: Gold Royalty CEO Garofalo lauds court for knocking feds
Garofalo said governments should “stay out of the way" of mining projects because long lead times, unclear regulations and overlapping jurisdictions all drive away investment.
JSW steel boss says ‘nothing concrete’ with Teck
Last month, Reuters reported that JSW Steel had slowed down the process to buy a stake in Teck.
Copper price rebounds after hitting lowest in 11 months
LME-tracked stockpiles of the metal jumped to the highest since October 2021 last week.
Bravo Mining shares surge on initial resource estimate for Luanga project in Brazil
The MRE showed a substantial increase in tonnes and contained metals over historical estimates provided by Vale.
China plans to boost state cobalt reserves after prices drop
Cobalt is among battery materials that are suffering sharp price declines from rising global output this year.
MXenes, ruthenium support sustainable green hydrogen production
Texas-based researchers have reduced by half the cost of catalysts used to produce green hydrogen.
Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun
The Araguaia project is facing a 35% cost jump and first production has been delayed to the third quarter of next year.
