BHP revives appetite for deals with biggest rivals in sights
After sitting dormant for more than a decade, miner is positioning itself for a return to large-scale M&A.
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Nickel market caught up in fresh squeeze
The turmoil is the latest example of acute supply stress in global metals markets, and represents the third time in 12 months that the LME has stepped in to increase monitoring.
Peru communities reject latest proposal to end Las Bambas mine conflicts
Blockades have totaled over 400 days on and off since 2016.
AngloGold closer to production in Nevada with Corvus takeover
The miner expects to produce its first gold from the Beatty district in Nevada, where it added several assets, over the next three years.
Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers
Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.
First Quantum to pay $375m a year in royalties to Panama
The Canadian miner has reached a deal with the country's government to increase royalty payments from its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine.
Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed
The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage.
Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh
The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.
Gold price steady as investors weigh policy outlook against omicron
Gold is holding above $1,800 an ounce after dropping for the first time in three years in 2021 as investors started to price in tighter monetary policy.
