February 2, 2023 Freeport Indonesia’s $3bn copper smelter to be completed by end of 2023 The facility in East Java will have a capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate.
February 2, 2023 Sojitz to sell stake in Gibraltar copper mine to Taseko The Japanese trading house said reasons for offloading its interest in the Canadian mine included unstable operations, declining grades and increased risk of environmental liabilities.
February 1, 2023 Japan buyers agree to pay Q1 aluminum premiums of $85-$86/t, sources say The figures are lower than the $99 per tonne paid in the October-December quarter and mark a fifth consecutive quarterly decline.
February 1, 2023 President Jokowi ‘confident’ Tesla will invest in Indonesia The country has offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel.
January 31, 2023 Gold as inflationary hedge makes Turkey world’s biggest buyer The central bank’s gold reserves were at the highest level on record, the World Gold Council said in a report Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 Vedanta said to scrap plans to sell mega Indian copper smelter The copper smelter, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, accounted for almost 40% of the metal’s production in the country.
January 31, 2023 Indonesia reviewing possible impacts of plan to limit tin exports The resource-rich country is set to ban exports of all unprocessed metal ore in June 2023 to develop processing facilities at home.
January 31, 2023 2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade — report Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 tonnes, almost on a par with 2011.
January 31, 2023 Philippine nickel mining group rejects proposed tax on ore exports The proposed tax on mineral ore exports is part of the overall plan to establish a new fiscal regime for the industry to boost government revenue.
January 30, 2023 Glencore sells Russian aluminum into LME storage, sources say A build-up of Russian metal is likely to raise concern in the market that benchmark LME prices will weaken.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
